LIVE UPDATES | MN weather: Wintry mix causing slick road conditions for Monday morning commute

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A light wintry mix is creating some slick road conditions for the Monday morning commute. MnDOT said travel is not advised for some areas just southwest of the metro.

7:30 a.m. – Roads closed, conditions improve slightly in metro 

As of 7:30 a.m., some highways southwest of the metro remain closed after a wintry mix left surfaces covered in ice. Travel is not advised on some roadways in the same region due to icy road conditions. 

MnDOT lists major roadways in the Twin Cities metro as being covered in light slush and ice, noting there's some risk of frost developing on the roads. 

Slick road conditions

The backstory:

A winter weather advisory is in place for the metro and parts of southern Minnesota until 8 a.m. on Monday. Mixed precipitation overnight is creating some slick spots on roads for the Monday morning commute. 

A couple of spinouts and crashes have been reported in and around the Twin Cities metro. Travel is not advised in some areas just southwest metro, as seen in dark purple on MnDOT’s map below. 

MnDOT reports there is ice and light slush on the road as of 5:45 a.m. on Monday. You can find the latest road conditions here. 

Roads closed, no travel advised

Dig deeper:

The icy road conditions have led to some road closures and MnDOT issuing that travel is not advised. 

As of 6 a.m., those roads include: 

• MN 19 between MN 5 and MN 93 is closed
• Highway 212 from Glencoe to Olivia is closed
• MN 22 between MN 5; MN 19 (Gaylord) and US 212 (4 miles north of New Auburn) — travel is not advised.
• MN 5 between MN 22; MN 19 (Gaylord) and US 212 (6 miles east of Green Isle) — travel is not advised
• MN 19 between MN 4 (near Fairfax) and MN 5; MN 22; West Main Street (Gaylord) — Travel is not advised.
• MN 19 between Gaylord and 1 mile east of the New Prague area — travel is not advised
• MN 22 between MN 5; MN 19 (Gaylord) and US 212 (4 miles north of New Auburn) — travel is not advised.