Monday morning snow makes for messy morning commute

It’s a snowy start to the week, with several inches of snow accumulating across central Minnesota and the metro area. After a few calm days, another round of snow is expected to arrive midweek.

Monday morning snow totals

The Twin Cities metro area saw three-tenths of an inch to more than 2 inches of snowfall, making for a messy Monday morning commute.

Here is sampling of snow totals:

• Chanhassen, three-tenths of an inch

• Eagan, four-tenths of an inch

• St. Louis Park, one-half inch

• St. Paul, seventh-tenths of an inch

• Shoreview, 1.2 inches

• Coon Rapids, 1.4 inches

• Oakdale, 1.5 inches

• Marine on St. Croix, 2.4 inches

Central Minnesota saw some more impressive snowfall:

• Little Falls, Morrison County, 2.3 inches

• Osakis, Douglas and Todd counties, 2.5 inches

• Kensington, Douglas County, 3 inches

• Long Prairie, Todd County, 3.2 inches

• Hoffman, Grant County, 4 inches

• Brandon, Douglas County, 4.6 inches

Cooler temperatures and snow by midweek

Our snowfall will bring in colder temperatures this week. Monday night, northern Minnesota will see lows plunging into the teens below zero, while southern areas will stay just above zero.

With a northwest wind gusting at 5 to 15 mph, wind chill values will dip into the teens below zero. Northern areas could experience wind chills as low as 20 below zero by Tuesday morning.

The pink and purple shades will make a return on the map for Tuesday, indicating high temperatures in the single digits and teens.

Our next round of snow is expected late Wednesday into Thursday, as a disturbance moves across the Plains into the Great Lakes region.

This quickly moving system could bring 1 to 3 inches of snow to central Minnesota, including the metro area, with higher totals likely farther north.