Windy, with record highs Sunday
Shower chance highest northern Minnesota
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The earliest 70 degree reading in Twin Cities weather records is March 5, 2000. That record is expected to fall today.
Highs in the lower 70s are expected today in the Twin Cities metro area plus south-central and southeastern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin:
Here are some March 3 record highs that are likely to be broken today:
Twin Cities: 65 (1905)
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St. Cloud: 61 (1905)
Rochester: 56 (1946)
Eau Claire, Wisc.: 58 (1894)
The average Twin Cities high temperature is just 35 degrees this time of year.
Sunday wind gusts will be in the 25 mph to 40 mph range in many areas. Here are forecast wind gusts for noon today:
Precipitation chances
Northwestern Minnesota will see a wintry mix at times today, with scattered rain showers possible in the remainder of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin will have a higher chance of showers Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening than southern Minnesota. An isolated thunderstorm is also possible in Wisconsin late Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening.
The shower chance in the Twin Cities metro area will be mainly later in the afternoon.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System model shows the potential precipitation pattern from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday:
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network.
Wintry weather in far NW Minnesota
Parts of far northwestern Minnesota will see a wintry mix of snow and light freezing rain at times today. A winter weather advisory continues until 6 a.m. Monday in three northwestern Minnesota counties:
Here are details of the advisory:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 536 AM CST Sun Mar 3 2024 MNZ004>006-041200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-240304T1200Z/ Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods- Including the cities of Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Casperson, Fox, Hayes Lake State Park, Malung, Pencer, Roseau, Salol, and Baudette 536 AM CST Sun Mar 3 2024 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice accumulations of around one tenth of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...Kittson, Roseau and Lake Of The Woods Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact travel. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for North Dakota can be found at travel.dot.nd.gov and for Minnesota at 511mn.org, or by calling 5 1 1 in either state.
Updated forecasts for northwestern Minnesota will be posted by the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks.
Update
An updated Updraft will be posted around 11 a.m. today. It’ll include a look at the week ahead.
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