A murky morning; mild temps this afternoon
Dense fog advisory northwestern Minn. until 9 a.m.
Minnesota and western Wisconsin are seeing areas of fog this Sunday morning, with freezing fog also possible in spots. A stray flurry is also possible this morning.
Dense fog advisory update:
Fog is expected to be thickest in parts of northwestern Minnesota, where a dense fog advisory continues until noon:
Here are details of the dense fog advisory:
Create a More Connected Minnesota
MPR News is your trusted resource for the news you need. With your support, MPR News brings accessible, courageous journalism and authentic conversation to everyone - free of paywalls and barriers. Your gift makes a difference.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 712 AM CST Sun Jan 10 2021 MNZ008-013>015-022-101800- /O.EXT.KFGF.FG.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210110T1800Z/ East Marshall-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-Mahnomen- Including the cities of Newfolden, Middle River, Grygla, Thief River Falls, Red Lake Falls, Fosston, Fertile, McIntosh, Erskine, Mahnomen, Naytahwaush, and Waubun 712 AM CST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...East Polk, East Marshall, Red Lake, Pennington and Mahnomen Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 712 AM CST Sun Jan 10 2021 MNZ016-023-027-028-030-031-101800- /O.EXB.KFGF.FG.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210110T1800Z/ North Clearwater-South Clearwater-West Becker-East Becker- West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail- Including the cities of Bagley, Clearbrook, Alida, Ebro, Lake Itasca, Long Lost Lake, Lower Rice Lake, Roy Lake, Upper Rice Lake, Detroit Lakes, Wolf Lake, Fergus Falls, Perham, New York Mills, Parkers Prairie, Henning, and Battle Lake 712 AM CST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...North Clearwater, South Clearwater, West Becker, East Becker, West Otter Tail and East Otter Tail Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
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.
Sunday temps and winds
Highs in the upper 20s to around 30 are expected across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin this Sunday, with some lower 30s in southwestern Minnesota:
Sunday afternoon wind gusts will be in the 12-17 mph range in northern Minnesota, with lighter gusts elsewhere:
Plotted winds are in knots, with 12 knots equal to around 14 mph.
Snow depths
If you have outdoor plans, you might be interested in snow cover.
Northeastern Minnesota has the deepest snow cover right now. The Thursday snow depth map from the Minnesota State Climatology Office shows at least 4 inches of snow cover in most of Minnesota, with 8 inches or more in northeastern Minnesota and parts of north-central Minnesota:
Parts of southwestern Minnesota have very little snow cover.
We’ll let you know when a snow-maker appears on our forecast maps!
Update
This Updraft blog will be updated around 10:20 a.m. with 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. each Saturday and Sunday.