Prompts winter weather advisories as cold air moves in Friday night

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The center of low pressure was over southeastern Colorado Sunday afternoon, headed to Kansas for Monday. It’ll track toward Minnesota on Tuesday. That track will continue to funnel moisture northward Sunday night through Monday night and into Tuesday.

It’ll be cold enough for snow in most areas Sunday night, but the snow is expected to change to a rain/snow mix in far southern Minnesota sometime Sunday evening then eventually to all rain there.

Snow is expected Sunday evening across the remainder of Minnesota and into west-central and northern Wisconsin. The snow will be heavy at times Sunday evening and overnight. Some spots in southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area could have some “thundersnow” at times Sunday evening.

The snow changes to a rain/snow mix sometime after midnight Sunday night in the Twin Cities metro area and in parts of west-central Wisconsin. Most of the metro area will have periods of rain on Monday, with a rain/snow mix possible in the far northwestern part of the metro area.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 7 p.m. Sunday to 11 p.m. Monday:

Forecast snow amounts Sunday evening through Tuesday are highest to the north:

Here are additional snow amounts in the northern Minnesota forecast:

. Wisconsin road conditions can be found 

. North Dakota road conditions can be found 

Here’s a chart of precipitation types for Monday

Winter storm warnings cover much of Minnesota and Wisconsin Sunday evening into Monday:

The winter storm warning in the Twin Cities metro area ends at 4 a.m. Monday. Winter storm warnings continue in much of western and northern Minnesota through Monday night.

Here’s a winter storm discussion from the NWS, plus details of the winter storm warning in the Twin Cities metro area:

Snow forecasts for the Twin Cities metro area could be adjusted up or down, based on the timing of the changeover to a rain/snow mix or rain late Sunday night/early Monday.

Here are winter storm warning details for Alexandria, Willmar and St. Cloud:

A blizzard warning covers much of the North Shore until 7 p.m. Tuesday, with winter storm warnings until 7 p.m. Tuesday from Brainerd and Hinckley to Duluth:

The winter storm warning in International Falls and Hibbing continues until 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Here are details of the blizzard warning along the North Shore in southern Lake County and southern Cook County:

Here are details of the winter storm warning that includes Brainerd and Duluth:

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 

Cold air spreads back over the Twin Cities metro area on Tuesday, accompanied by some periods of snow. Periods of snow are also expected elsewhere in Minnesota and in portions of Wisconsin on Tuesday.

NOAA’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 6 a.m. Tuesday to 6 p.m. Tuesday:

Some locations could see an inch or two of snow on Tuesday.

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 46 on March 25. Parts of the metro area will reach the lower 40s on Monday.  Minnesota highs will range from 20s in the northwest to 40s in the southeast on Monday:

A similar spread of temps is on tap for Tuesday:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be around 30 degrees on Wednesday, followed by upper 30s Thursday then mid 40s on Friday.

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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This winter storm will deliver heavy snow to some areas Sunday evening. The Twin Cities metro area and points south will see mainly rain on Monday.

Heavy snow Sunday evening, warnings continue Monday in northern Minnesota

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