Today temperatures were 25°F above average to start off our Monday. However, big changes big tonight. It’s going to feel like we go from summer to winter in a matter of 12-48 hrs. A heavy narrow band of snow is likely tonight through north-central Minnesota. The highest snowfall totals will likely be Koochiching County where a Winter Storm Warning is effect from 3am to 3pm Tuesday. This narrow band of snow passing through Koochiching County could produce as much as 3-7” of snow. Snow should diminish in these areas by Tuesday afternoon.

Winds will pick up by Tuesday afternoon too. By Tuesday night into Wednesday morning the snow then shifts to the south shore. All areas in the high terrain east of Ashland could see 4-8” of snow as well. During this time all our area will see much colder air returning to the Northland. Wind chill values will drop 15-30 below Tuesday night into Wednesday morning with the coldest air over Northern Minnesota. Don’t be surprised to see a Wind Chill Advisory Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. These cold conditions won’t last long as we again climb to near 50°F by Friday.

TONIGHT
Increasing clouds with a chance of flurries, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
TUESDAY
Light snow, mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 37 by 10am, then falling to around 17 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph
WEDNESDAY
Sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
FRIDAY
Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
SATURDAY
A slight chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
SUNDAY
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.