Central Minnesota could get over a foot of new snow in a storm expected Sunday through Tuesday.

A National Weather Service forecast map early Sunday showed a wide band of snow stretching across the state. The St. Cloud, Brainerd and Morris area is expected to get 10 to 16 inches of snow from Sunday morning to Tuesday morning.

The northern Twin Cities stretching to communities including Cambridge could see see 6 to 12 inches. The metro is expected to get 6 to 11 inches, as well as areas farther south.

Most snow will fall Sunday afternoon at a rate of up to two inches an hour for some areas, but a fast-moving wave of warm air could add rain to the metro and southern Minnesota forecast Monday morning, advising drivers to pack a winter safety kit and avoid traveling Sunday afternoon.

"The transition line between the snow and the rain is very important to pay attention to ... where it occurs there's sometimes a little bit of icy precipitation," National Weather Service Meteorologist Caleb Grunzke said. "If that rain/snow line moves father north than what it's currently forecasted to do then you'd get lesser snowfall."

He advised drivers to pack a winter safety kit and avoid traveling Sunday afternoon.

In the wake of the storm that began Thursday night, the northern Twin Cities metro recorded the region's highest snowfall with a reported 8 inches by Friday afternoon.

But that amount could pale in comparison with the storm forecast for Sunday.

"Generally the highest amounts will be in central to western Minnesota," National Weather Service Meteorologist Tyler Hasenstein said.

The storm is expected to begin with a lighter, fluffier snow that tends to blow around more and accumulate quicker. Later in the day, the snow will get heavier and wetter as it continues to fall into Monday, Hasenstein said.

Duluth and other communities north of the Twin Cities will see a "significant" amount of snow, likely 10 or more inches, he said.

So far this winter, the metro area's largest snowfall came on Valentine's Day when 6.9 inches was recorded.

Staff writer Kyeland Jackson contributed to this report.