Weekend forecast includes Sunday flakes; snow depth update
Breezy by Sunday afternoon
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We were dealing with a winter storm last weekend. Freezing rain and snow interrupted the outdoor plans of many people. This coming weekend will be much nicer.
Temperature trends
Our average Twin Cities high temp is 24 degrees this time of year.
We’ll see highs in the 20s Saturday afternoon across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:
Saturday afternoon wind chill temps will be in the teens:
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That’s not too bad for January in Minnesota!
Sunday highs reach the 30s in southern and central Minnesota, with 20s in the far north:
Sunday afternoon will be breezy, delivering afternoon wind chills in the teens north and 20s south:
Snow chances Sunday
We could see some light snow on Sunday in northern and central Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon:
There may be a bit of light rain mixed with the light snow at times from central Minnesota through the Twin Cities metro area and west-central Wisconsin.
You can hear updated weather information on the MPR network, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
Snow depths
If you have outdoor plans this weekend, you’ll be happy to know that there’s plenty of snow on the ground across most of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Here’s today’s snow depth analysis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
There are between 12 and 20 inches of snow on the ground across much of northern Minnesota and far northern Wisconsin. There are more than 20 inches across most of northeastern Minnesota. Central Minnesota is mainly in the 8 to 12 inch snow depth range, and we have between 4 to 8 inches of snow depth in the Twin Cities metro area. The Thursday snow depth report was 5 inches at MSP airport, 8 inches in St. Cloud, 12 inches in Alexandria, 21 inches in Duluth and 16 inches in International Falls.
There’s ample snow on the ground for cross-country skiers, sledders and snowboarders. There’s even enough snow cover for snowmobiling in much of Minnesota and northern Wisconsin.
Have some weekend fun in the snow!