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A clipper system may bring wintry precipitation Sunday night, with a chance of freezing drizzle and light snow continuing into early Monday morning. Temperatures are expected to stay above freezing for the upcoming holiday week.

Cloud cover will begin to increase ahead of the next weather system, which is expected to move east-southeast across the Upper Midwest. Enough warm air is in place that a wintry mix of freezing drizzle and snow are possible across central Minnesota into western Wisconsin. 

Low temperatures on Sunday night will fall into the 20s for central and southern Minnesota, with single digits and teens expected in the northern areas. Winds will switch to the northwest behind the clipper 5-10 mph. 

The system may bring brief bursts of snow at times, but snowfall amounts are expected to be minimal, with a trace in Minnesota and up to an inch in Wisconsin. Additionally, a few hundredths of an inch of ice accumulation are possible.

Temperatures will be on the up and up all week with highs expected to stay above freezing. By Christmas Day highs will warm into the mid-30s. 

Travel leading up to the holidays looks quiet with no major travel disruptions. The only weather systems across the country are on the West Coast and down south near Oklahoma, Arkansas and into eastern Texas. 

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Mandy Thalhuber

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A clipper system may bring wintry precipitation Sunday night, with a chance of freezing drizzle and light snow continuing into early Monday morning. Temperatures are expected to stay above freezing for the upcoming holiday week.


Possible precipitation Sunday night through Monday at 12 p.m.

NOAA via Pivotal Weather

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA

Precipitation analysis Tuesday morning through Wednesday night

Wintry mix possible for Sunday night; warm week ahead

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