Snow is steady this morning with a brief lull before conditions ramp up in the afternoon especially in the Iron Range and along the North Shore.

Winds will remain strong from the east as visibility fluctuated due to the blowing precipitation. Wet and heavy snow will continue to accumulate in northern Minnesota. However, temperatures will jump above 32 degrees in the late afternoon for the southern tier of the Northland and chances for mixed precipitation will heighten in east central MN and northwest WI. A light glaze of ice is possible as freezing rain and ice pellets will fall before the complete switch to rain, a few rumbles of thunder cannot be ruled out at this point either. Skies will switch back to snow as the low-pressure system final says goodbye and departs overnight

By Thursday afternoon the storm will have exited, and skies will stay quiet besides a few light rounds of scattered snow showers.

Today

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow. High near 34. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Tonight

Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10pm, then gradually ending. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Low around 27. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.