NEXT Weather: Quiet Monday, then big storm rolls through
MINNEAPOLIS -- Monday will be another mild one, but after that, a very active weather week begins, with a couple of NEXT Weather Alert days on tap.
The high temperature in the Twin Cities Monday will reach 37 degrees, and it will be windy.
Monday night, a storm will hit western Minnesota, bringing a mix of rain, snow and ice as it moves across the state. It'll reach the metro by Tuesday afternoon.
As a result of that storm, Tuesday and Wednesday have been named NEXT Weather Alert days.
The Twin Cities will likely see mostly rain from that system through Tuesday afternoon, with sleet or snow mixing in by Wednesday morning. Central and northern Minnesota will get mostly snow through Wednesday morning, with the middle of the state likely seeing the highest snow totals.
We'll get a brief dry slot Wednesday afternoon and evening, then a second wave of moisture arrives Thursday into Friday, bringing a round of cooler air with it. That's when the Twin Cities are likely to see snow.
Cooler temperatures will arrive by next weekend.