A couple chances of snow Monday and Tuesday.
Strong winds are expected Tuesday evening with gusts of 40-50mph possible south I-94.
First Extreme Cold alerts of the season possible Friday into Saturday.
Winter will be the theme of the upcoming week, with multiple opportunities for snow and ending with a grand finale of the coldest temperatures of the season so far likely sparking the first Extreme Cold alerts since last winter.
First, the snow potential. The active pattern that began Thanksgiving week will continue this week with at least a couple chances for snow. Monday will offer the first chance, with only light snow possible. Tuesday has the bigger potential, given the storm system is packed with Pacific moisture from the atmospheric river event slamming the Pacific Northwest.
The heaviest snow is likely to fall either right along or north of the Twin Cities. That should leave Zumbrota in the wintry mix and lighter snow zone producing a dusting to 2" or so. The track of the storm system will determine who in Minnesota sees all snow and higher totals, or a mix of rain, freezing rain and sleet that will tick totals down.
While a little uncertainty remains in how much snow Zumbrota gets on Tuesday, the impact with the highest confidence will be no surprise - THE WIND. Wind gusts up to 35-40mph are likely both Tuesday and Wednesday, so hold onto your hat! It's always windy in Zumbrota.
For the rest of the week into next weekend, it will be very cold once again as another arctic high noses in from Canada. The coldest weather looks to come Friday through Sunday, when highs will struggle to get above 10, with lows in the single digits and teens below zero. The forecast continues to highlight wind chill values down in the 25 to 35 below zero range Friday night through Saturday morning.
Although it will be cold and dry, there will be more opportunities for light snow as weak waves continue to rip through the area in the northwest flow. These would get us back to our 0.5" to 2" dustings we`ve become accustomed to over the past week. Right now, we see potential for these little dustups Thursday/Thursday night, Friday, and again on Saturday.
Kathryn Prociv, CCM
*Forecast is subject to change, especially beyond 48 hours. An updated forecast will be provided if there is a significant change in the forecast.
Use the gray arrows next to "Day-by-day forecast" to click through the frost risk forecast for the next four days starting with the first risk for tonight/tomorrow morning.
