We saw highs in the 20s on Saturday, now we’ll take aim at 30s. Sunday highs will reach the lower 30s in most areas:
Sunday forecast highs
National Weather Service
Parts of northeastern Minnesota will top out in the 20s.
Snow today
A low pressure system will spin moisture over parts of the upper Midwest this Sunday. Periods of snow are expected Sunday in much of southern, central and northeastern Minnesota and on into Wisconsin. Heavier snow is expected in northern Iowa.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern for Sunday through Sunday evening:
Simulated radar Sunday and Sunday evening
NOAA, via tropicaltidbits.com
The Twin Cities metro area is expected to see around one inch of snow, with higher snow amounts to the south and southeast:
Snow forecast and weather advisories
National Weather Service
The winter weather advisory (shaded blue in the left-side image) in far southern Minnesota continues until 6 p.m.:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 630 AM CST Sun Feb 21 2021 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED OVER FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for today for Faribault, Freeborn and Martin Counties in southern Minnesota. Around 3 inches of snow will fall near the Interstate 90 corridor with lesser amounts going north. Heavier snowfall amounts will occur along the Iowa border and southeast of Albert Lea. Light snow will spread northeast across south central Minnesota through the afternoon before tapering off by this evening. MNZ091>093-220000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210222T0000Z/ Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 630 AM CST Sun Feb 21 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of around 3 inches. Accumulations may reach 4 inches southeast of Albert Lea. * WHERE...Faribault, Freeborn and Martin Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin.
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR network, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
Air quality alert
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency continues an air quality alert through this Sunday morning from Stearns County through the Twin Cities metro area and on into southeastern Minnesota:
Weekend air quality alert
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Air quality in those areas will be unhealthy for sensitive groups, including people with asthma, COPD, or heart disease. It’s recommended that people in those groups limit their physical activity until air quality improves. Updates on the air quality alert can be found on the MPCA site.
There’s also an air quality alert in west-central and southwestern Wisconsin, which runs through 3 p.m. today. The Wisconsin counties with an air quality alert are included on this NWS graphic:
Air quality alert (grey) this morning
National Weather Service
Update
This Updraft blog will be updated around 10:15 a.m. with a look at the week ahead.
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