Combo of rain, snow and sleet could lead to more slick commutes in Minnesota this week
MINNEAPOLIS — While it appears that the majority of the snow has passed through the Twin Cities, there's still a few doses of winter weather left in this system, and they could keep commutes slow over the next few days.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says a Winter Weather Advisory has been added including the metro area until Tuesday morning. The wind will pick up and the raindrops many have seen Monday will change back to snow.
"The big concern is the small window that we could see freezing rain or sleet during the transition. It will be right around the A.M. commute," Shaffer said.
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Shaffer said that it's not likely the area will see more than an additional inch or two of snow, with most of it melting on contact with the roads.
"Each of the next few nights our temps fall below freezing, so there could be a flash freeze in areas. Overpasses and bridges are most at risk," Shaffer said.
Many in Minnesota woke up to 6-10 inches of new snow on Monday. Temperatures, which climbed into the upper 30s Monday, are expected to fall to just above freezing Tuesday. Wednesday will be even colder as the wind shifts over and conditions clear. High temperatures aren't expected to rise much past 30 degrees.
A silver lining to all the precipitation is that it will help the state's drought conditions. An even more tangible silver lining is that we should be seeing peaks of sun return Wednesday.
Thursday will be a bit warmer and temperatures trend to the 40s by the weekend. At this point, there looks to only be a few weak disturbances moving through for Easter weekend.