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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Ron Trenda

Breezy Sunday afternoon; much colder on Monday

Update on snow chances

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Our Sunday highs will be fairly typical for this time of year, but gusty winds will make it feel a bit chillier than the air temp.

Wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph are expected Sunday afternoon in most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Parts of southwestern Minnesota could see a few wind gusts close to 40 mph.

Some periods of light snow are possible this Sunday and Sunday evening in far northern Minnesota.

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News network, and you can see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.

Cold front arrives Sunday night

A cold front will usher in colder air overnight Sunday night and many areas will see temps continue to fall Monday morning.

Temps at 6 a.m. CST Monday will be in the single digits in northwestern Minnesota:

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Monday 6 a.m. forecast temps
National Weather Service

Our Monday high in the Twin Cities will probably be the 1 a.m. temp, somewhere in the mid 20s, then temps fall as we go through the morning hours.

Temps at noon Monday will probably be in the teens to single digits in many areas:

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Monday noon forecast temps
National Weather Service

Northwesterly wind gusts will be in the 16-26 mph range at noon CST on Monday:

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Monday noon forecast wind gusts
National Weather Service

Forecast gusts are in knots, with 20 knots equal to 23 mph. Some spots in northeastern Minnesota could see Monday wind gusts near 30 mph.

Noon Monday wind chills will be in the teens below zero in portions of northern Minnesota, with single digits in the metro area:

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Monday noon forecast wind chill
National Weather Service

Wind chill is felt on exposed skin; your warmest coat, gloves and hat will be appropriate for Monday comfort.

Tuesday snow chances

The northern half of Minnesota and parts of northern Wisconsin will have the best chance of snow on Tuesday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern for Tuesday:

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Simulated radar for Tuesday (3 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
NOAA, via Tropicaltidbits.com

Check forecast updates.

Temperature trends

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be in the mid 20s Tuesday and in the upper 20s on Wednesday followed by lower 30s Thursday and Friday.

Weather nugget

So far this December, the average temp at MSP airport is running 4.8 degrees warmer than normal. This will likely to be our 10th consecutive warmer than normal month in the Twin Cities. February was our last colder- than-normal month.

Programming note

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.