Wintry Weekend Weather Covers Maple Grove With Snow, Ice

MAPLE GROVE, MN — Days are getting longer and March Madness is just around the corner, sure signs that spring is on its way. But winter was not quite ready to end this weekend in Maple Grove.

More than five inches of snow fell in southwest Maple Grove over the weekend, while other parts of the city recorded snowfall of at least three inches, according to the National Weather Service.

Most of that accumulated during an “intense” period of snowfall that lasted only two to three hours early Sunday morning, the NWS said.

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Up to a quarter-inch of ice also fell in parts of Minnesota over the weekend as part of the storm that stretched from the southwest part of the state through northern Wisconsin.

The Maple Grove Police Department said officers responded to eight crashes from 6 p.m. Saturday through midnight Sunday.

Despite a few unseasonably warm days in recent weeks, Minnesotans should expect the cold to linger for a little while longer, the NWS said.

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A “prolonged cool air mass” is forecast to linger across the region and “keep temperatures below the seasonal average for early March," according to NWS forecasters.

The NWS also said there is a slight chance of light snow this week, though no “significant” weather systems are expected in the region.

Here’s this week’s forecast for the Maple Grove area:

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Tuesday
A slight chance of snow, mixing with rain after 1pm, then gradually ending. Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Tuesday night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday night
Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 22. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

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