Prompts winter weather advisories as cold air moves in Friday night

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Another sunny weekend day with above-average temperatures in the low 50s. Winds won't be as strong as Saturday, but there will still be occasional gusts. The dry weather will last through early Monday, before a deluge of rain moves in. 

A dry front moved through late Saturday. Some lingering cloud cover will remain in northern Minnesota, with sunshine to the south. High temperatures will range from the lower 50s to the low 40s north. 

Winds will gust up to 20 mph out of the west, before diminishing Sunday evening. 

Dry start to the week, before rain moves in

Monday will be mostly dry until late afternoon, when the northern edge of a low-pressure system moves into southern Minnesota. Widespread rainfall will increase Monday evening and continue into Tuesday, with totals expected to exceed an inch, and potentially more than an inch and a half in some areas. 

Temperatures at the start of the week will be in the lower to mid-50s, well above the average high of 41 degrees. However, from Wednesday to Friday, cooler air will be pulled in behind this strong low-pressure system, dropping temperatures into the upper 30s to low 40s.  

The forecast models are leaning more towards western, northwestern Minnesota for snow accumulation. Several inches are possible, but as more details emerge, we’ll have a clearer picture of the expected snowfall amounts.

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Mandy Thalhuber

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Another sunny weekend day with above-average temperatures in the low 50s. Winds won't be as strong as Saturday, but there will still be occasional gusts. The dry weather will last through early Monday, before a deluge of rain moves in. 


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Forecast simulated radar Monday morning through Wednesday evening

Sunny Sunday ahead with continued breezy winds

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