Mild temps; light snow Sunday night into early Monday
We have only an inch or two of snow cover in the Twin Cities metro area right now, but we'll freshen that up with some snow Sunday night into Monday morning.
Boston received a 6-inch snowfall Saturday afternoon through Saturday night, and I'll bet that a lot of Bostonians will have fun playing in that fresh snow!
The heavy snow that fell over much of north Georgia Friday and Friday night showed up nicely on yesterday's satellite loop, as the clouds cleared out:
Minnesota snow
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Northern Minnesota could see scattered light snow or flurries this Sunday.
Steadier snow is expected to move into northwestern Minnesota Sunday evening, then spread over most of Minnesota Sunday night.
The southwest might miss out on the snow from this clipper.
Periods of snow are expected to continue into Monday morning.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential snow pattern:
The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the strength of the signal that returns to the radar, not to the amount of snow.
It looks like the Twin Cities metro area could see about one inch of snow by Monday morning, with a bit more in some spots.
It could be enough snow to slow down the Monday morning commute.
Some 2-inch amounts, and isolated 3-inch amounts, are possible in northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.
Check later forecasts for updates.
Snow season
Our official Twin Cities snowfall total sits at 3.1 inches for this snow season:
As of Sunday morning, The Twin Cities metro area is 10.5 inches below our average snowfall total through this point in our snow season.
International Falls, Minn., was sitting at 2.2 inches below their average season snowfall total, while Duluth was 2.2 inches above their average snowfall total to date.
St. Cloud, Minn., is 4.5 inches below their average season snowfall total through Dec. 9.
Temperature trends
Some spots in southern Minnesota could touch the lower 30s Sunday afternoon, with highs in the 20s for most of the remainder of Minnesota.
Far northeastern Minnesota might top out in the teens.
Monday's highs are expected to reach the 30s in central and southern Minnesota, with mostly 20s in the north:
Tuesday will be the coolest day of the coming week:
Twin Cities metro area highs are expected to be in the lower 30s Monday, lower 20s Tuesday, around 30 on Wednesday and Thursday, then in the lower 30s Friday.
Programming note
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