Winter Weather Advisory

Headline

...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.A strong clipper system is bringing a variety of winter impacts to much of Minnesota and Wisconsin through early Wednesday morning. Heavy snowfall with rates exceeding 1 inch per hour will be possible in portions of western Wisconsin into the early morning hours. Total snowfall amounts near and north of Interstate 94 will range 5-8 inches.
Snowfall amounts taper off along and south of Interstate 94, where 3 to 5 inches of snow is expected along with wind gusts of 35 to 40 MPH. Some patchy freezing drizzle is possible at times over central-southern Minnesota, but little to no ice accumulation is expected.
Finally, across southwestern and southern Minnesota, a wintry mix may produce around an inch of snow, but very gusty winds approaching 55 MPH at times overnight could lead to ground blizzard conditions.
A break in the precipitation will occur late this evening followed by another round of light snow during the early morning hours, with little additional accumulation. Winds will diminish through the day Wednesday.

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 946 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A strong clipper system is bringing a variety of winter impacts to much of Minnesota and Wisconsin through early Wednesday morning. Heavy snowfall with rates exceeding 1 inch per hour will be possible in portions of western Wisconsin into the early morning hours. Total snowfall amounts near and north of Interstate 94 will range 5-8 inches. Snowfall amounts taper off along and south of Interstate 94, where 3 to 5 inches of snow is expected along with wind gusts of 35 to 40 MPH. Some patchy freezing drizzle is possible at times over central-southern Minnesota, but little to no ice accumulation is expected. Finally, across southwestern and southern Minnesota, a wintry mix may produce around an inch of snow, but very gusty winds approaching 55 MPH at times overnight could lead to ground blizzard conditions. A break in the precipitation will occur late this evening followed by another round of light snow during the early morning hours, with little additional accumulation. Winds will diminish through the day Wednesday. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations up to two inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Rice, Steele, and Goodhue Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call 5 1 1 or visit 511mn.org for road conditions.