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MN weather: Tracking snow, ice, wind in Minnesota
Tuesday will be an interesting winter forecast with strong winds, accumulating snow and a brief shot of rain/freezing rain. Nothing apocalyptic is coming – it is December in Minnesota – but we will still need to be Sky Aware!
(FOX 9) - Tuesday will be an interesting winter forecast with strong winds, accumulating snow and a brief shot of rain/freezing rain. Nothing apocalyptic is coming – it is December in Minnesota – but we will still need to be Sky Aware!
Winter weather on Tuesday
What we know:
A clipper rolls out of the Dakotas while tapping into a pool of moisture along the warm front with flurries tracking east out of western Minnesota in the late morning.
The clipper continues to track east with associated flurries spreading across the region. This could bring a potential burst of heavy snow north of the metro with a rain/wintry mix from the metro west-southwest.
Winds will be strong too
Timeline:
Winds will be strong from the southwest throughout the day at 20 to 40 mph, but a quick turn to the northwest with gusts approaching 50 mph will drop temperatures after 6 p.m.
Snow should eventually taper late Tuesday with a few spotty flurries possible overnight.
Big picture view:
The majority of Minnesota is in a Winter Weather Advisory (blue) with the north metro into north central Minnesota in a Winter Storm Warning (purple).
What's next:
However, as FOX 9 Chief Meteorologist Ian Leonard says, a clipper always wobbles on its track.
At this point, the track looks to be roughly along I-94, which means the heaviest snow would be along and north of that track, with the latest shift potentially bringing heavier snow to the northeast metro, and more of a rain/wintry mix to the southwest.
But stay tuned — another wobble or two will happen overnight, and that will shift potential totals dramatically.