Wintry Weekend Weather Covers Wright County With Snow, Ice

WRIGHT COUNTY, 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 Wright County.

Several inches of snow fell in the county over the weekend, with 3.1 inches recorded in Monticello and 2.5 inches in Buffalo, 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.

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 St. Michael area:

Monday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Tuesday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 1 p.m., then a slight chance of snow between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent

Tuesday night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind around 5 mph.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

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

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 21. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Southwest wind around 5 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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