The Northland is already experiencing the beginning of a busy few days of wintery precipitation as a Colorado low has made its way to the Midwest. Gusty winds and showers arrived overnight bringing rain to many and is some localized areas, light freezing rain is causing slick road conditions. The icy spots stretch across northeastern Minnesota as the system works its way out to the UP.

 Mid-morning there will be a switch from rain and sleet to snow as the slushy surfaces continue to grow. Moderate to heavy snowfall is expected to linger across northern Wisconsin until Wednesday night. With additional moisture to start, snow will start out with heavy and wet flakes but as the system progresses tomorrow dry and fluffy snow will fall on top. The wild windspeeds also pose a risk of reduced visibility and whiteout conditions in many localized areas across northern Wisconsin.

When the skies finally clear out temperatures will stay in the mid-30s and stay slightly cooler before warming up again next week.

Today

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 3pm. High near 37. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Snow, mainly before 1am. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Low around 22. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday

Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow before 5pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday

A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.