This morning began with light, fluffy snow that gradually turned into the wet, heavy type that will not be enjoyable to shovel. The wet, heavy snow will continue through the night with snowfall rates continuing to increase. Winds will strengthen to 20-25 mph. The worst travel conditions will be late tonight into early Monday morning.

The bulk of snow accumulation for northwestern Wisconsin will be before sunrise Monday. The precipitation type will change to rain sometime Monday morning in that area while areas in northern Minnesota continue seeing snow. Mixed precipitation is possible near the head of the lake and the North Shore, with freezing rain along the rain/snow line.

Snow will continue through Tuesday but become lighter and easier to manage. Winds will shift direction Tuesday but stay strong.

Tonight

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm, then patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 26. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Monday

Snow before 4pm, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 4pm and 5pm, then snow after 5pm. Patchy blowing snow. High near 34. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Tuesday

Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 1pm. Patchy blowing snow after 9am. High near 33. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.