Snow totals will be lowest around the US 14 corridor with 2-4" of snow and 4-8" of snow across central Minnesota including St. Cloud (4-6" inches) *and* the Twin Cities (6-8 inches). ALL areas will be affected by low visibility and strong winds right through mid-morning tomorrow.

The forecast slide to the south has continued will will lead to our rain change over to rapidly accumulating snow around sunset, as the winds 20-30 mph winds gusting to 40-45 mph.

Snow totals will be lowest around the US 14 corridor with 2-4" of snow and 4-8" of snow across central Minnesota including St. Cloud and Willmar.

Twin Cities: Snowfall totals will vary across the metro from 2-4" in southern Scott and Dakota counties to 5-8" in northern Sherburne and Anoka counties.

Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes.
Gusty winds could blow down tree limbs and cause scattered power outages.

Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact Tuesday evening commute and into the Wednesday morning commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.

The advisory includes Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Monticello, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Gaylord, Minneapolis, Center City, Hudson, Hutchinson, Chanhassen, Cambridge, Hastings, Elk River, Ladysmith, Rice Lake, and Osceola

The advisory is valid from 6 PM Tuesday to noon CST Wednesday.

In the far extended next week, most of the available guidance pushes our temperatures even colder with highs in the low-mid teens possible.
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Highs on Wednesday will be in the mid 20s and then slowly slide down to near 20 by the weekend. There is a chance of more snow on Friday night but details at the time are quite muddled.
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The other factor is the wind. Winds will pick up Tuesday and Tuesday night out of the North to Northwest at 20-30 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph for travel hazardous in heavier snow with some blowing snow as well.

Once we get through Tuesday, the one certainty is a much colder pattern.
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Along a Morris-St. Cloud-Cambridge and then Balsam Lake WI line could see a very wet and slushy 4-6" of snow that would prove very difficult to shovel/snow blow.

In the Twin Cities, I expect flurries in the far south up to 3-4" from Monticello to Forest Lake.
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Thursday: Mostly Sunny. High: low 20s Low: near 10

Friday: Partly Sunny during the day, then increasing clouds. High: low 20s Low: mid teens.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy. 40% chance of snow. High: mid 20s Low: near 15

Sunday: Mostly cloudy: High: low 20s
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Tuesday Night: Windy, cloudy. cold. Evening snow. Metro < 2". St Cloud: 3-5" possible. Low: low 20s Winds: NW at 20-30mph.

Wednesday: Windy, mostly cloudy and cold. Patchy blowing snow in outlying areas. Temperatures steady in the mid 20s.

Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy. Low: upper teens

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However, ground temperatures are still somewhat warm, so this initial snow may not stick around more than a few days.
8/8

With the incoming snow and much colder temperatures, this maybe the the initial snow pack of the 25-26 winter season. The same snow pack will make it easier for Arctic air to reach the region and produce colder temperatures than if we had no snow cover.
7/8

Wednesday is windy and colder with highs on the mid 20s and that's the warmth for the rest of the week! Skies clear out then another storm affects he region centered on Saturday. However, the computer models aren't in tight agreement so the exact timing and amounts are not able to be forecast.
6/8

If the system comes in a bit stronger than expected or temperatures drop quicker, it could bring snow totals up to 6-8". Winds will be picking up on Tuesday as well with NW winds at 20-30 causing areas of blowing snow.
5/8

Rain begins Tuesday morning and turns into a steady rain, then changes over to snow in the afternoon. As it stands at this moment, areas from St. Cloud towards Taylors Falls could see 3-5" of slushy snow accumulate overnight.
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