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A breezy and cool Sunday; best rain chances northern Minn., with some snow northwest

Flood warnings NW Minnesota

Yesterday’s 74 degree Twin Cities high temp is in the rear-view mirror now.

Our Sunday highs will be closer to 50, and much of Minnesota will see highs in the 40s. The metro area and southeastern Minnesota plus western Wisconsin will top 50:

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Sunday forecast highs
National Weather Service

Advisories and warnings

A dense fog advisory continues until 9 a.m. today in portions of northeastern Minnesota closest to Lake Superior plus far northwestern Wisconsin:

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Dense fog advisory (grey) until 9 a.m.Sunday
National Weather Service

A flood warning continues in portions of northwestern Minnesota:

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Sunday flood warnings (green)
National Weather Service

Here are details of the flood warning:

Flood Warning National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 609 PM CDT Sat Apr 23 2022 MNC007-029-087-107-113-119-125-NDC097-242315- /O.NEW.KFGF.FA.W.0008.220423T2309Z-220424T2315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Beltrami MN-Clearwater MN-Mahnomen MN-Norman MN-Pennington MN-Polk MN-Red Lake MN-Traill ND- 609 PM CDT Sat Apr 23 2022 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of Minnesota and southeast North Dakota, including the following counties, in Minnesota, Beltrami, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman, Pennington, Polk and Red Lake. In southeast North Dakota, Traill. * WHEN...Until 615 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 609 PM CDT, emergency management reported multiple road closures due to ongoing overland flooding. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Crookston, Ada, Fosston, Red Lake Falls, Bagley, Mahnomen, Fertile, Twin Valley, McIntosh, Halstad, Clearbrook, Erskine, Oklee, Fisher, Island Lake in Mahnomen County, Hendrum, Plummer, Gonvick, St. Hilaire and Climax. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Safety message - Turn around, don`t drown. Don`t travel through flooded areas. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

Rain showers today, snow northwest

Rain showers are most likely in northern and central Minnesota this Sunday, but a passing sprinkle is also possible in the Twin Cities. Northwestern Minnesota will see a rain/snow mix change to mainly snow:

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Sunday snow forecast
National Weather Service

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.

Programming note

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