NEXT Weather: Snow trails off Friday morning, temperatures drop to single-digits
MINNEAPOLIS -- A fresh round of snow turned the last morning commute of the work week into a dicey proposition.
Snow fell overnight, and Minnesota Department of Transportation cameras showed a number of roads covered by snow in the morning.
There is a Winter Weather Advisory for some of Southern Minnesota due to snow Friday night into Saturday. Areas along the Iowa border can expect two-to-four inches of snow. This system is not expected to reach the metro.
The high temperature Friday will be in the morning before hitting around 15 for the evening commute, WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames said.
After that, expect a cold weekend. Expect highs in the single digits with temperatures falling below zero for the first time this calendar year, and the first we've seen since around Christmas.
It could feel like 20 to 25 degrees below zero over the next few days. That's why WCCO issued a NEXT Weather Alert for Saturday, the first day of the cold stretch.
Additionally, much of Northern Minnesota is under a Wind Chill Advisory where temperatures could feel as cold as 40 below.
Temperatures will be a good 15 to 25 degrees below average through Monday, before a slight warmup Tuesday. The good news is that, by this point, average temperatures for this time of year are slowly creeping back up after bottoming out last week.
