Winter storm warning goes into effect for Twin Cities late Tuesday

As holiday movement begins ahead of Thanksgiving an updated weather forecast now has the Twin Cities under a winter storm warning starting at p m on Tuesday This system is expected to bring snow gusty winds and hazardous trip conditions to parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin As of early Tuesday the weather provision predicts four to eight inches of snow is manageable in the Twin Cities before the winter storm warning expires at a m on Wednesday Here s what we know as of early Tuesday What has changed The Twin Cities office of the National Weather Facility has issued a winter storm warning from p m to a m on Tuesday Nov to Wednesday Nov Courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Utility An overnight forecast update has increased snow amounts which has led to an expansion of the Winter Storm Warning across the area the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Function communicated on X early Tuesday The winter storm warning begins at p m on Tuesday and ends at a m on Wednesday During the day on Tuesday expect a drizzly high of with a breezy afternoon Tonight it gets colder and gustier with rain eventually turning to snow and a high of When will the snow begin in the metro The Twin Cities office of the National Weather Utility has issued a winter storm warning from p m to a m on Tuesday Nov to Wednesday Nov Courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Provision Rain transitions to snow this evening with hazardous to impossible trip overnight due to reduced visibility and blowing snow the NWS predicts How will this impact advance Tuesday s local commuters should not be impacted but if you re heading out of the metro there could be hazards If you have voyage plans ahead of Thanksgiving the best advice we can give especially if traveling north of the Twin Cities is to leave Tue morning or wait until Wed afternoon the NWS advised on X as of late Monday It would be best to avoid non-essential expedition Tue night through Wed morning Especially if you are headed west or north check Minnesota s road conditions at mn org and Wisconsin s road conditions at wi gov How much snow is predicted The Twin Cities office of the National Weather Arrangement is predicting the season's first key snowfall with a winter storm warning set to begin at p m on Tuesday Nov Courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Utility This system is not in the present expected to break any snowfall records at least not in the Twin Cities But you will need to dig out those scrapers shovels and gloves if you haven t already Umbrellas and coats too Here s the current projections Rain is expected to transition to snow later on Tuesday with gusty winds expected By the time the system rolls out of the area and the winter storm warning ends on Wednesday the NWS says the entire area is expected to see at least an inch or two of snow from this system but there is possibility of a minimal inches or more in the metro with the total range currently set between four and eight inches More widely here s the winter storm warning info from the weather institution A potent storm system will move across the area in contemporary times and tonight Rain will transition snow from west to east as cold air arrives Periods of heavy snow are expected with rates of around an inch per hour at times The heaviest totals will be detected across central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin where around inches are expected Farther south across southern Minnesota and parts of west central Wisconsin to inches are expected Thanksgiving forecast It will be quiet but cold by the time we sit down for that turkey dinner on Thursday The weather arrangement in the present predicts partly cloudy skies with a high temperature hovering somewhere between and degrees This is a emerging story and will be updated Related Articles Faith leaders are raising the alarm on cuts to housing programs St Paul City Council to host Truth in Taxation hearing Tuesday The McKnight Foundation deploys million in grants to help Minnesotans Punsters now is your time to shine Washington County launches this year s snowplow-naming contest Four candidates named for two Minnesota Court of Appeals vacancies