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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Ron Trenda

Windy Sunday; flake chance far northern Minnesota

Wind advisories and red flag warnings Sunday

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We’ll be a few degrees warmer in most areas today, but our winds will really ramp up this afternoon.

Sunday highs will range from upper 30s in northwestern Minnesota to lower 50s in the south:

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Sunday forecast highs
National Weather Service

Snow shower chance far north

Parts of north-central and northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin will see scattered rain and snow showers early Sunday morning, then northwestern and north-central Minnesota will have a snow shower chance Sunday afternoon and evening.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 10 a.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Sunday:

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Simulated radar 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday
NOAA, via Tropicaltidbits.com

We have updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News network, and on the MPR News live weather blog. You can check the MPR News interactive radar display here.

Strong winds

A strong low-pressure system will move across south-central Canada on Sunday, bringing gusty winds to Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.

Here are the forecasted wind gusts:

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Forecast peak wind gusts Sunday
National Weather Service

A wind advisory covers northwestern, central and parts of southern Minnesota from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday:

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Wind advisory (beige) 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday
National Weather Service

A wind advisory runs from Sunday afternoon through Sunday night along and near the North Shore of Lake Superior:

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Wind advisory Sunday afternoon/night along the North Shore
National Weather Service

Gale warnings continue Sunday afternoon and through the overnight hours for Lake Superior.

Here are forecast wind gusts and advisories for northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota

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Wind advisory Sunday NW Minnesota, eastern North Dakota
National Weather Service

Because of the strong winds and the low relative humidity levels in our Sunday forecast, a red flag warning has been issued for central Minnesota and much of southern Minnesota:

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Red flag warning Sunday afternoon
National Weather Service

Outdoor burning is not recommended today, due to the potential rapid spread of any fires.

Update

A new Updraft blog will be posted around 10:20 a.m. and it will include a Sunday weather update plus a look at the week ahead.

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. Saturday and Sunday