After more than a week in the deep freeze with subzero temperatures, a one-day warm-up is in store for Sunday, Feb. 1, and a few inches of snow is coming with it.
A fast-moving clipper system will bring between 1½ to 2½ inches of snow to much of the state, with the highest amounts along and north of the I-94 corridor, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.
Most of the accumulating snow will fall overnight across western Minnesota and through mid-Sunday morning in the Twin Cities. Snow in southern and southeastern Minnesota could last until mid-afternoon, the NWS said.
Winds could gust between 25 and 30 mph and cause some blowing snow. A Winter weather advisory is in effect in northwestern Minnesota from Fergus Falls to Grand Forks, N.D., to the Canadian border until noon Sunday.
“Falling and blowing snow will lead to quick and sudden reductions to visibility, making travel difficult,” the Weather Service warned.
Blizzard conditions could develop in the advisory area.
The Twin Cities area has not seen measurable snow in nearly two weeks. Nor had the metro area seen high temperatures above 20 degrees for 10 straight days until Saturday, when the mercury registered 21 degrees, according to the Minnesota State Climatology Office.
Sunday might feel quite balmy, as temperatures will rise into the 20s statewide and possibly into the 30s across southern Minnesota.
