Freezing drizzle, some snow will make for messy weekend

It’ll be a bit of a mess in the Twin Cities weather-wise starting Friday night and taking us into Sunday. It’s what we call a "longer duration, light precipitation" event. 

Sub-zero temperatures possible as arctic air rolls across Twin Cities area

A push of arctic air is rolling across the Minnesota area Tuesday night, which is expected to drop overnight low temperatures near zero Wednesday morning.

Minneapolis, St. Paul declare snow emergencies Jan. 24

Minneapolis and St. Paul both declared snow emergencies Sunday after the Twin Cities received about 5 inches of snow Saturday night.

State Patrol: 208 crashes, 183 spinouts on Minnesota roads during Saturday snow

The Minnesota State Patrol responded to 208 crashes and 183 spinouts between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning as much of the state saw about 3-5 inches of snow.

Snow totals: MSP Airport sees 5 inches of snow Saturday

Saturday's snowfall left about 5 inches at MSP Airport, while areas like Chanhassen saw about 3 inches of snow.

Snow totals: Saturday snow blankets parts of Minnesota

A few inches of snow blanketed parts of Minnesota Saturday as winter weather moved across the state. 

MPCA: Just 1 coffee cup of ice melt needed for every 20 feet of driveway or sidewalk

It’s been an odd winter in Minnesota and January is no different with little snow, but a whole lot of ice. With that, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is asking residents to go easy with the salt.

Blast of arctic air bringing subzero wind chill to Twin Cities metro

A wind-whipped blast of arctic air will be sweeping across Minnesota Thursday evening, bringing a bitter wind chill of a -20 overnight that will last into Friday morning.

Sheriff pulls snowmobiles from Prior Lake, urges 'extreme caution' on ice

The Scott County Sheriff’s Office says it has pulled out two snowmobiles from Prior Lake after they went through the ice in the past week.

Twin Cities has yet to see a subzero temperature in January

We are now nearly three quarters of the way through what is typically the coldest month of the year on average, and we have yet to get below zero in the Twin Cities.  

Light snow continues Friday, but bulk of accumulation done

The snow will gradually wind down through the day Friday, with the bulk of the accumulation from this winter storm done.

156 crashes reported during winter storm, still no travel advised in southwestern Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is continuing to advise no travel in the southwestern part of the state, where strong wind gusts and blowing snow are creating hazardous road conditions. 

No travel advised on some southwestern Minnesota highways due to whiteout conditions

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is continuing to advise no travel on some highways in the southwestern part of the state due to whiteout snow conditions.

Strong winds, slushy snow make January appearance in Minnesota

There will brief period of freezing drizzle Thursday morning, then it’s drizzle and light rain before gradually changing over to some scattered snowflakes through Thursday afternoon.

Warm January creates weak ice conditions in Minnesota

Tuesday was the sixth day of the month where the high temperature in the Twin Cities metro was warmer than the freezing level and we are heading for more warm days, leading experts to urge caution as Minnesotans head out onto the ice.

Blizzard kills 4 in Spain, bringing country to standstill

A persistent blizzard has blanketed large parts of Spain with 50-year record levels of snow, killing at least four people and leaving thousands trapped in cars.