Snow showers north Tuesday; cooler than normal

Big contrast between north and south with temperatures through Wednesday

wx 10am TUE
Forecast weather conditions midday Tuesday: snow showers for the northern half of Minnesota
National Weather Service

Tuesday will be cooler but with a contrast between 20s in southern Minnesota and single digits in northwest Minnesota. Snow showers will develop across northern Minnesota with two quick clippers Tuesday and Wednesday. We’ll be milder by the end of the week again.

Big temperature contrast and snow showers north

Snow showers will be pushing across northern Minnesota Tuesday. This is the first of two quick clippers riding along the southern edge of some cold air in Canada.

Tue precip 6p
Forecast precipitation 3 a.m. Tuesday through 9 p.m.
College of DuPage Weather

Snowfall amounts will be generally in the 1 to 2-inch range with just a dusting in central and southern Minnesota.

24 hr snow
Forecast snowfall through 6 a.m. Wednesday
NOAA via pivotal weather

High temperatures will really vary from southeastern Minnesota, in the upper 20s, to northwest Minnesota where it will remain in the single digits only.

Tue highs 6p
Forecast high temperatures Tuesday
NOAA via pivotal weather

Another quick shot of light snow moves through Wednesday, again in mainly northern Minnesota. The colder air retreats back north allowing milder air to move back in by the end of the week. 30s return to southern Minnesota for a stretch.

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