We’ll have gentle temps at this time; colder air sweeps on this night and in a single day.
Above-normal temps
The common Dec. 17 Twin Cities excessive temperature is 28 levels. Metro space highs are forecast to succeed in the higher 30s to round 40 this Sunday.
Much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see Sunday highs within the 30s, with decrease 40s attainable in far southern Minnesota:
Sunday forecast highs
National Weather Service
Far northwestern Minnesota might see highs within the higher 20s.
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Gusty winds later at this time
A chilly entrance will unfold cooler air into Minnesota later at this time, and the winds will decide up.
Here are temperature and wind forecasts for northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin:
Temps and wind forecast at this time and Monday
National Weather Service
Here are wind gust forecasts elsewhere in Minnesota and western Wisconsin:
Forecast Wind gusts Sunday & Monday
National Weather Service
Winds will actually crank up Sunday night within the Twin Cities, with gusty winds lingering into Monday morning.
Flake possibilities
Parts of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin are seeing patchy gentle snow showers Sunday morning. Those snow showers might combine with sprinkles in components of northwestern Wisconsin.
A chilly entrance and higher degree disturbance will mix to carry areas of sunshine snow to northern Minnesota Sunday afternoon. Some snow showers might unfold into central Minnesota by late afternoon and into the Twin Cities metro space and southern Minnesota by Sunday night. The metro space and southern Minnesota plus west-central Wisconsin might additionally see just a few sprinkles early Sunday night.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast mannequin reveals the potential precipitation sample from midday Sunday to 11 p.m. Sunday:
NAM simulated radar midday Sunday to 11 p.m. Sunday
NOAA, through Tropicaltidbits.com
NOAA’s High Resolution Rapid-Refresh (HRRR) mannequin reveals the same precipitation sample:
HRRR simulated radar midday Sunday to 11 p.m. Sunday
NOAA, through Tropicaltidbits.com
Some snow squalls are attainable in components of northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin later at this time:
Snow squalls attainable late Sunday afternoon and Sunday night
National Weather Service
You can hear up to date climate info for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News community.
Updated forecast information will probably be posted by the NWS workplaces within the Twin Cities, Duluth, La Crosse, Sioux Falls and Grand Forks.
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