Cooler but still well above normal this week

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Snow-lovers have had to be patient this snow season. Their patience will pay off shortly, with several inches of snow in many locations Monday into Tuesday. Another batch of snow could arrive late Wednesday and then linger into early Thursday.

A low pressure system will spread snow across several states, including Minnesota, from late Sunday night into Monday and Monday night. The snow will taper off from west to east on Tuesday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 11 p.m. Sunday to noon on Tuesday:

Parts of Nebraska, Iowa, southeastern South Dakota and southwestern Minnesota will see heavy snow totals from this storm. 

Here’s how the Minnesota snow forecast looks from Monday into Tuesday:

The Twin Cities metro area could see periods of light snow during the daylight hours of Monday, then steadier snow Monday evening into early Tuesday, with 2 to 3 inches of snow by Tuesday morning.

Lower snow amounts are expected in northeastern Minnesota:

A winter storm warning for 5 to 10 inches of snow begins at midnight Sunday night in portions of southwestern Minnesota (including Marshall and Worthington) and runs to 6 a.m. Tuesday. A winter weather advisory (for 3 to 5 inches of snow) covers the remainder of southwestern Minnesota from 3 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday. A winter weather advisory for 3 to 5 inches of snow covers portions of west-central Minnesota from 6 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday:

Parts of south-central Minnesota have a winter weather advisory from 3 p.m. Monday to 6 p.m. Tuesday for 2 to 4 inches of snow.

Here are details of the winter storm warning in southwestern Minnesota:

Winter storm warnings have been issued for portions of several states:

The winter storm watch in southern Wisconsin begins late Monday night and runs through Tuesday. 

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 

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 24 degrees this time of year. Metro area highs will be in the 30s on Monday.

Monday high temps will be in the 20s across much of Minnesota, with 30s from the Twin Cities into southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

Far northwestern Minnesota will have Monday highs in the teens.

Tuesday high temps will range from teens in northwestern Minnesota to 30s in east-central and southeastern Minnesota plus western Wisconsin:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be around 30 degrees on Wednesday, followed by lower 20s Thursday and then teens on Friday. 

Metro area high temps could be between 8 and 12 degrees next weekend, then below-normal temperatures could linger into the start of the following week. Here’s the Jan. 13 through Jan. 17 temperature outlook from the NWS Climate Prediction Center:

Our warmest coats and gloves will be needed next weekend and beyond.

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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We have an update on Monday and Tuesday snow totals, plus a look at some very cold temperatures for next weekend.

Snow accumulates Monday into Tuesday in some areas; heavy snow in southwestern Minn.

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