Minnesota Weather: March Will Start Off Warm

TWIN CITIES, MN — After a cool down at the end of February, March will start off warm in Minnesota. "One more mild day of weather is expected before we cool off for several days," says the National Weather Service.

"Chances for light snow on Tuesday have continued to trend south to include only far southwest and south central MN. Temperatures moderate back above normal this weekend, and look to remain above normal into the first part of March."

Here's the NWS weather forecast for the Twin Cities metro area:

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North wind around 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high near 33. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 24. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

Sunday, March 1: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind 5 to 10 mph.