Dense fog advisory until noon Sunday in western, southern Minn. and south metro
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Updated: 9 a.m.
Light winds allowed fog to develop Saturday night and linger into Sunday morning. Some areas have seen dense fog and freezing fog.
A dense fog advisory continues until noon today for much of western, central and southern Minnesota and the south/southwestern portion of the Twin Cities metro area:
Here are details of the Twin Cities metro area and south-central Minnesota portion of the dense fog advisory:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 834 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023 MNZ059-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-221800- /O.EXB.KMPX.FG.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-230122T1800Z/ Wright-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Waseca-Steele- Freeborn- Including the cities of Monticello, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, Waseca, Owatonna, and Albert Lea 834 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Wright, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Le Sueur, Rice, Goodhue, Waseca, Steele and Freeborn Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...With temperatures below freezing, some accumulation of ice on roadway will be possible. Use caution if driving and be alert for icy patches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
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Pesky clouds
Some breaks in the cloud cover could develop in western Minnesota Sunday afternoon. Prospects for breaks in the cloud cover are lower to the east. There could be some thinning of the cloud cover in parts of eastern Minnesota Sunday afternoon.
Snow stays southeast
A low pressure system will continue to bring snow to parts of eastern Iowa, far southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois today, but measurable snow is not expected in Minnesota or western Wisconsin. A stray flurry is possible is possible in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday:
Highs today
Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 23 degrees this time of year. Metro area highs will be close to that mark this Sunday afternoon, and highs in the 20s are expected across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:
Parts of west-central and northwestern Minnesota will have Sunday highs in the teens.
Update
A new Updraft will be posted around 10:30 this morning. It will include 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.