“A clipper brings a chance of snow to the Northland Tues/Tues night, with a dusting up to several inches accumulation,” says the NWS in Duluth. “Greatest snow accumulation is expected over the Arrowhead and in the NW WI snowbelt.”
Experience Minnesota’s thaw with temps reaching the mid-40s with sunshine this week. Don’t get too comfortable— subzero temperatures return by Sunday night.
Nothing blockbuster, but the Twin Cities could get a dusting of fresh powder. The next chance for "accumulating" snow comes Friday night into Saturday morning. And by "accumulating," the National Weather Service means less than an inch for the Twin Cities.
While locations 1,200 to 1,500 miles away are getting pummeled with a historic winter blast, Minnesota remains cold and dry — and there's no sign of significant snow in the forecast. That said, there are some hints that a more active February is in store for Minnesota.
The northernmost 33 counties in Minnesota (nearly half of the state - all shown in dark blue above) will see an extreme cold warning, which goes into effect at 6 pm on Saturday night and stays in place through noon on Tuesday.
Thousands of Minnesota students got an extended Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend Tuesday as many schools across the state shut down due to extreme cold. Other students were allowed to stay home but had their lessons moved online.
Winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings were in place for seven states early Tuesday morning, with the National Weather Service forecasting up to 12 inches of snow for some parts of the country.
Blizzard warning: Kittson County, the northwestern-most county in Minnesota, is under a blizzard warning until 9 p.m. Friday. There's not a lot of snow falling, but winds are gusting up to 60 mph and causing dangerous travel conditions.
Bundle up, Minnesota. The longest cold snap in nearly six years is on the way, and the mercury might not rise above zero from Saturday night until Tuesday afternoon. An
Residents in northern Minnesota can expect extremely cold temperatures over the weekend and into Tuesday as wind chills dip down as low as 55 degrees below zero.
The rare winter storm that hit the southern U.S. dumped significant amounts of snow on areas that usually get none.
While we can expect the lower 40s for highs here in Central Minnesota on Tuesday, part of our state will have much more winter-like weather.