Severe storms are rolling through central Minnesota including the Twin Cities

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Fine misty snow crystals have fallen at the Weather Lab in the southwestern Twin Cities Wednesday. We’re riding the northern edge of a system that’s producing heavy snow across much of Iowa, southern Wisconsin, and northern Illinois.

On the map below, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s FV3 model shows lighter snow bands favoring southeastern Minnesota through Wednesday evening.

Accumulations will be light across most of southeastern Minnesota. (See the map above.)

Heavier snowfall covers most of Iowa Wednesday.

Thursday brings another day of arctic sunshine. Highs will be in the single digits above zero once again. 

Our next snow chance arrives Friday. Forecast models suggest this system’s moisture feed will come together right over the Twin Cities. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System model shows the system snow zone increasing almost overhead Friday afternoon:

That means the heaviest snows should fall to the east and into Wisconsin, with lesser totals west of the Twin Cities. 

There’s still plenty of time for changes in snowfall forecast as the system evolves. 

Paul Huttner

Author

Light snow is falling across southeast Minnesota today. Heavier snow covers Iowa.

Light snow south Wednesday; a better snow chance Friday

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