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A fairly active weather pattern will keep spring storms in focus as we head into the workweek. Monday will see a brief quiet period, but another strong storm system is set to bring accumulating snow and blowing snow from Tuesday into Wednesday. 

The snow, sleet, and rain will begin to exit the region Sunday night as our low-pressure system moves across southern Wisconsin toward Lake Michigan. Precipitation will taper off from northwest to southeast.

Low temperatures will drop into the low to mid-20s across the region, with teens expected in the far north.

High pressure will settle in from Canada, bringing sunshine and a cooler start to the workweek. Highs will reach the upper 30s to near 40 degrees, with mid-30s expected in the Northland.

This is not an April Fools’ Day joke — a powerful storm system will push out of the Rockies Tuesday into Wednesday. 

Cooler air will be in place, which should largely eliminate the threat of freezing rain or sleet. Rain and snow will be the primary types of precipitation, but there will be plenty of Pacific moisture involved. Forecast models are predicting 0.75 to 1.25 inches of liquid precipitation.

Needless to say, many locations will be seeing plowable snow for the start of April.

Mandy Thalhuber

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A fairly active weather pattern will keep spring storms in focus as we head into the workweek. Monday will see a brief quiet period, but another strong storm system is set to bring accumulating snow and blowing snow from Tuesday into Wednesday. 


Forecast precipitation Sunday 4 p.m. to midnight

Spring storm moves out of the region, only for another to arrive 48 hours later

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