Blizzard conditions Wednesday in southern Minnesota

Heavy snow and blizzard conditions will impact southern Minnesota Wednesday. The snow will mostly miss the Twin Cities metro area. Wednesday and Thursday will be cooler.

Heavy snow, blizzard conditions south

Snow will continue to develop and fill in across southern Minnesota Wednesday with heavy snow through much of the day for the southern and southeastern third of the state. Most snow will wrap up by Wednesday evening.

Snowfall will be heaviest in the southeastern part of the state with totals coming in at well over 6 inches for some.

A blizzard warning and winter weather advisories are posted for much of the southern portions of the state for most of Wednesday.

Winds will gust to 50 mph to even near 60 mph along Interstate 90 across Minnesota’s far-south counties, prompting the blizzard warnings.

It’ll be cooler Wednesday with highs in the 30s to low 40s. Northern Minnesota will see sun while clouds will blanket most of the southern half of the state.

Skies will clear overnight as snow showers depart southeastern Minnesota, leading to a colder overnight. Lows will drop into the teens and 20s across the state.

Sunshine is back across most of Minnesota Thursday with temperatures primarily in the 40s with some 50s in western Minnesota. The sun and slightly above-normal temperatures will already start melting that fresh snow in southeastern Minnesota.

Friday will be warmer again in southern Minnesota with more widespread highs in the 50s. There will be a temperature contrast, however, with 20s and 30s north. Weekend temperatures look near or above normal.

The next disturbance looks likely to bring rain and snow Saturday night into Sunday. Exact timing will affect precipitation types and how much snow will fall, but as of Wednesday morning northern Minnesota and western Wisconsin look favored to see the higher amounts.