Weather chats with Mark Seeley

Twin Cities expected to pick up a month's worth of snowfall over the weekend

A woman walks along the boardwalk with a dog. The waves crash against the rail.
Lake Superior waves crash to the shore as a pedestrian walks along the Lakewalk Friday, March 13, 2026, near Canal Park in Duluth, Minn. A winter storm warning is in effect along the North Shore.
Erica Dischino for MPR News

The first part of March started off warmer than usual with places like Pipestone and Worthington in southwestern Minnesota reaching 70 degrees.

“But now we're going to go the other way,” says climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley.

Temperatures are expected to dive to between 15 to 20 degrees below normal starting Sunday and lasting through Tuesday. Seeley said it’s often typical for the month of March to have such a range of highs and lows.

Seeley said he expects the Twin Cities will pick up a month’s worth of snowfall over the weekend, with at least 7 to 9 inches.

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