Winter Weather Advisory For Southern Twin Cities: Where It Will Snow And How Much

TWIN CITIES, MN — A Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect at midnight for a swath of southern and central Minnesota, including Carver, Scott, and Dakota counties in the southern Twin Cities metro.

The advisory covers Yellow Medicine, Renville, McLeod, Sibley, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Redwood, Brown, Nicollet, Le Sueur, and Rice counties, which include cities such as Shakopee, Prior Lake, Hastings, Chaska, Chanhassen, Le Sueur, St. Peter, New Ulm, Faribault, Redwood Falls, and Granite Falls.

Rain moves in this evening, then changes to a rain/snow mix after midnight.

A narrow band of wet, occasionally heavy snow is expected to develop overnight, according to the National Weather Service.

From 3 a.m. to 9 a.m., a narrow corridor of heavier snow could quickly accumulate and create slushy, slick roads during the Tuesday morning commute.

The band is expected to run from Canby and Redwood Falls to the southern Twin Cities metro to south of Eau Claire.

City-By-City Snowfall Expectations, Per NWS

Twin Cities (Minneapolis–St. Paul)

• Expected: 1"
• High-end: 2"
• Chance of ≥1": 36%
• Chance of ≥2": 20%

Redwood Falls

• Expected: 3"
• High-end: 3"
• Chance of ≥1": 41%
• Chance of ≥2": 33%

Marshall

• Expected: 2"
• High-end: 3% chance of ≥4" (low but possible)

Red Wing

• Expected: 3"
• High-end: 3"
• Chance of ≥2": 34%

Hutchinson

• Expected: 2"
• High-end: 2"
• Chance of ≥1": 39%

Faribault

• Expected: 1"
• High-end: 2"
• Chance of ≥1": 36%

Eau Claire, WI

• Expected: 2"
• High-end: 3"
• Chance of ≥1": 41%

River Falls, WI

• Expected: 2"
• High-end: 2"

New Richmond, WI

• Expected: 0.5"
• High-end: 1"

Mankato

• Expected: Trace
• High-end: Trace (heavier snow stays north)

Timing

• Evening: Rain arrives
• Midnight–3 a.m.: Rain/snow mix
• 3–9 a.m.: Wet, occasionally heavy snow in advisory counties
• After 9 a.m.: Snow ends

Travel

The NWS says slushy roads could impact the Tuesday morning commute, especially in cities like Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, Chaska, Hutchinson, Faribault, and Eau Claire.

Here's the full NWS forecast from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport:

Tonight: Rain and snow likely before 3am, then snow between 3am and 4am, then snow, possibly mixed with rain after 4am. Low around 32. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tuesday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, mainly before 9am. High near 41. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high near 43. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 42. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind around 10 mph.