Monday Morning Forecast

WINTER STORM WATCH TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY – 12” to 18” of Snow possible in Twin Cities from 2 waves of Heavy Snow with from 2pm Tuesday to 6am Wednesday.

Weather Conditions:

7am – 10am Monday: Light Snow Showers but No Problems Expected.

1pm – 8pm Monday: Isolated Snow/Rain Shower but No Problems Expected.

4am – 1pm Tuesday: AM Sun then Cloudy but No Problems Expected.

1pm Tuesday – 5am Wednesday: Moderate Snow with 2” to 4” – Tue. Evening & Wed. Morning Moderate Delays Likely.

5am – 1pm Wednesday: Flurries or Light Snow but No Major Problems expected.

1pm Wednesday – 8pm Thursday: Heavy Snow with Major Delays Likely including Airport Delays and School Closing.  Snow could fall at 1” to 2” per hour. 

8pm Thursday – 8am Friday: Snow Tapering to Flurries but Gusty Winds will cause Blowing Snow especially open areas.  12” to +18” Snow Amounts will cause Major Delays but Weather will Improve Friday afternoon with Sunshine and Decreasing Winds.

Most Likely Times for Delays –   

1pm Tuesday to 5am Wednesday – MODERATE DELAYS – Falling Snow

1pm Wednesday – 8pm Thursday – MAJOR DELAYS – Heavy Snow

8pm Thursday – 9am Friday – MAJOR to MODERATE DELAYS – Blowing Snow and Snow Removal.

One thing that has the possibility of lower Snow Amounts Wednesday and Thursday is Thunderstorms from Illinois, Missouri and south into Arkansas and Mississippi that could block some of the Moisture from reaching Minnesota and Wisconsin but areas of Thunder Snow over southern Minnesota Thursday will enhance Snowfall Amounts in Isolated areas.  Right now best to monitor updated forecast and avoid travels Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning as Heavy Snow and Blowing Snow will likely  cause widespread problems across the area. 

TODAY:   

Cloudy  and  Windy  with  Light  Snow  4  a.m.  and  9  a.m.  then  Spotty  Light  Snow  Mixed  with  Light  Rain  in  the  afternoon  but  nothing  heavy.  Chance  for  Light  Snow  4  a.m.  and  9  a.m.  is  90%  and  Light  Snow  Mixed  with Light  Rain  in  the  afternoon  is  70%.  Any  Snow  Accumulation  Less  than  1”.

HIGH:  36  Degrees.  (  Wind-Chills  upper  20s  ).   

Wind:  West-Southwest  at  15  to  25  mph. 

TONIGHT

Mainly  Cloudy,  Windy  and  Cold.      

LOW:   9  Degrees.  (  Wind-Chills  -5  to  -10  Below  ).  

Wind:  Northwest  at  15  to  30  mph.   

TUESDAY:   

Colder  with  Partly  Cloudy  Skies  in  the  morning  then  Cloudy  with  Snow  after  1  p.m.  –  Snow  Accumulations  of  2”  to  4”  by  the  evening.  Chance  for  Snow  after  1  p.m.  is  100%.

HIGH:  22  Degrees.    

Wind:  East  at  5  to  15  mph. 

TUESDAY  NIGHT:   * WINTER  STORM  WATCH  TUESDAY  EVENING  THROUGH  THURSDAY  EVENING  

LOW:   19  Degrees.   

TWIN  CITIES  METRO  OUTLOOK:

WEDNESDAY……25 / 18  Cloudy & Windy with Snow at times that may be Heavy in the evening.  Snow Accumulations of +6”.  Chance for Snow is 90%.

THURSDAY……….21 / -2 Below  Cloudy & Windy with Heavy Snow in the morning & afternoon then Blowing Snow in the evening.  Thunder Snow will be possible too producing intense snowfall.  Snow Accumulations of +10”.  Chance for Snow is 90%. 

FRIDAY……………..12 / 10  AM Clouds & Blowing Snow then Sunny with Lighter Winds in the afternoon.

JONATHAN YUHAS