More Snow Headed For Richfield: When, How Much

RICHFIELD, MN — Another round of snow is set to hit Richfield on Tuesday and last into Wednesday. Between 2 and 3 inches of snow is likely to fall by Wednesday morning.

The arctic cold will arrive again on Thursday when the low is predicted to hit 16 degrees below zero.

Here's the National Weather Service forecast for the Richfield area:

Tuesday: A chance of flurries between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 31. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Low around 8. Blustery, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday: Snow likely before noon, then flurries likely after noon. Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 8 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. West northwest wind around 5 mph.