Cooler but still well above normal this week

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Areas of light freezing drizzle and other mixed precipitation have caused slick roads in portions of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin today.

A winter weather advisory continues until midnight Saturday night in northeastern Minnesota and in a portion of north-central Minnesota. A winter weather advisory continues until noon Sunday in parts of northwestern Wisconsin:

A winter weather advisory continues until 6 a.m. Sunday from Hayward, Wis. to Park Falls, Wis.

Here are details of the advisory in northeastern Minnesota:

Here are details of the advisory in far northwestern Wisconsin:

Here are details of the advisory from Hayward, Wis. to Park Falls, Wis.:

Light snow or a mix covered much of northern Minnesota and part of far northwestern Wisconsin at mid-afternoon on Saturday. The precipitation will spread to cover most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin Saturday evening, eventually transitioning to all snow.

Snow tapers off from west to east late Saturday night and early Sunday. Some snow will continue until later Sunday morning in southeastern Minnesota and in parts of western Wisconsin. Parts of far northern Wisconsin will see snow into Sunday afternoon.

One inch or less of snow is expected this weekend across much of Minnesota plus west-central Wisconsin. Southwestern Minnesota could see just a light coating of snow. All areas have a chance of light freezing drizzle late Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening.

The Twin Cities metro area appears to be on track for one-half inch to 1 inch of snow, mainly Saturday evening into the overnight hours. 

Parts of northwestern Wisconsin could see a couple inches of snow this weekend, with 3 or more inches possible along the south shore of Lake Superior.

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News 

Updated forecast information will be posted by the National Weather Service offices in the 

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.  

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Ron Trenda

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Winter weather advisories have been extended for parts of northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. We have an update on our weekend snow.

Update on Saturday PM snow; advisories extended in parts of Minnesota, Wis.

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