Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Tuesday’s clipper is putting down some significant snowfall along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Bands of snow continue to move across northeast Minnesota through Tuesday afternoon before tapering off. 

Early snowfall totals coming in include around 5 inches of snow around the Two Harbors area as of early Tuesday afternoon. 

International Falls has picked up 4.5 inches so far. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NAM 3 km resolution model shows the heaviest snow bands rolling through the North Shore Tuesday afternoon, with snowfall intensity tempering off through the evening. The loop below runs from 3 p.m. to midnight. 

Another arctic air mass blows into Minnesota starting Tuesday through Wednesday and Thursday. 

 cover all of northern Minnesota and run right up to the western Twin Cities late Tuesday through Wednesday morning. 

Wind chill levels will reach close to 40 below zero in the Red River Valley and northwest Minnesota by Wednesday morning.

Wind chill values will reach the negative 30s across much of northeast Minnesota this week. 

It’s pretty typical to get wind chill values like this in January in Minnesota. But it still poses risks to be caught outside for extended periods of time.

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Paul Huttner

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An arctic air mass blows into Minnesota starting Tuesday through Wednesday and Thursday. Wind chill advisories cover all of northern Minnesota and run right up to the western Twin Cities late Tuesday through Wednesday morning.

MnDOT

NOAA via tropical tidbits

Twin Cities National Weather Service

Wind chill forecast for northeast Minnesota

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