Travel is difficult in west-central, northwest and northeast Minnesota where a winter storm has dumped eight to 10 inches of snow. MN-DOT’s Kevin Gutknecht says, “We’re starting to see the wind pick up along the border between Minnesota and North and South Dakota, and so that’s causing a lot of visibility issues with blowing snow.” Gutknecht says plows are out, but working hard to keep up. Southwest Minnesota and the Twin Cities got several inches of snow, but warm temperatures and rain have melted much of it or turned it to slush.
The Weather Service says rain will turn back to snow with a few inches possible in central Minnesota, tampering off to the south — and an additional six to 12 inches of snow is possible over northern Minnesota. By the weekend, much of the state could see overnight lows below zero, with highs only in the single digits and teens.