Slight cooldown Tuesday in Twin Cities ahead of calm Christmas
Minnesota will turn a bit cooler on Tuesday, but conditions will stay calm.
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Minnesota will turn a bit cooler on Tuesday, but conditions will stay calm.
Monday started with a light wintry mix and a few slick spots in the Twin Cities, but conditions will settle into a quiet and fairly mild afternoon.
Snow showers are expected to move through central Minnesota on Friday night as temperatures across the state rise.
Highs will climb close to 40 in the Twin Cities on Tuesday, but a cooldown is coming later in the week.
After a frigid weekend, Monday will bring warmer temperatures across Minnesota.
If temperatures remain below zero all day Saturday, it will be the coldest day in the metro since Feb. 17, the earliest zero-or-lower high since Dec. 12, 2000 and the 15th earliest zero-or-lower high on record.
A clipper will throw some light snow to southwestern Minnesota into Thursday afternoon, with 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible. A winter weather advisory is in effect in that region until 6 p.m. Thursday.
Tuesday's storm is gone, but some lingering flurries will slide through the Twin Cities on Wednesday.
Tuesday will bring a strong clipper system that could drop several inches of snow on parts of the Twin Cities.
A NEXT Weather Alert is in effect for a storm that's expected to bring rain and snow through Minnesota on Tuesday.
After the coldest morning Twin Cities residents have felt since mid-February, temperatures gradually warm through Thursday afternoon and evening.
A cold pattern settles in across Minnesota Tuesday, with spotty light snow possible.
Minnesota's cold streak isn't going anywhere as temperatures stay below normal on Monday and throughout the week.
Light and persistent snow continues to fall in Minnesota on Saturday, with the southern region expected to see the most accumulation.
A winter snowstorm that slowly moved into southern Minnesota on Friday night is expected to drag across the state into Saturday. WCCO has issued a NEXT Weather Alert.