A severe weather danger zone will extend further north through much of southern Minnesota on Tuesday.
The Storm Forecasting Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a modest danger (yellow) for much of southern Minnesota on Tuesday, with a marginal risk (green) for most of the larger Twin Cities area.
Minnesota gets bigger weather ahead
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Monday is supposed to be a beautiful day, maybe the best of the week, but the changes will begin on Tuesday, as per Fox News.
Clouds and showers are approaching, bringing with them a large amount of precipitation.
Dew points will reach their greatest levels since the fall, with temperatures perhaps reaching the 50s by Tuesday evening.
Keep an eye on the moisture as it moves northward from the southern Plains and into southern Minnesota.
This moisture, combined with numerous other factors, will combine to make severe storms possible throughout most of the I-35 corridor from Texas to southern Minnesota.
The intricacies of this will vary and develop as the event approaches, so don't get too caught up in the little details just yet.
As a cold front passes through, the severe weather danger is expected to dissipate by early Wednesday.
On Wednesday, temperatures will begin to dip and winds will pick up dramatically, kicking off our cooling trend.
On the cooler side of this storm, snow will fall throughout Montana, the Dakotas, and far northern Minnesota, as per MPR News.
People will be able to tap into some of the very cold air, thanks to strong northwest winds, making for a very chilly conclusion to our workweek.
While small precipitation is still possible, any big snowfall would most likely stay to the northwest of the region, as the cold air moves eastward over the northern United States.
Minnesota will have a wide range of weather, from snow in the northwestern region of the state to severe storms and maybe tornadoes in the south.
It serves as a reminder that Minnesota is a high-altitude state.
For the next few days, heavy snow and blizzard conditions are practically probable for most of North Dakota. Western North Dakota is expected to receive 2 to 3 feet of snow from this cyclone.
Meanwhile, the western part of North Dakota is under blizzard warnings.
Areas of northwest Minnesota will see snowfall, while the northwest portion of Minnesota will also snowfall totals that might be more significant.
WDAY Chief Meteorologist John Wheeler indicated in a follow-up phone conversation that the worst of the winter storm will most likely hit Devils Lake and sections west.
He expects rain and snow in the Greater Grand Forks area on Tuesday, with a possible break from severe weather on Wednesday.
There's a chance of wind and snow on Thursday, which might create dangerous driving conditions.
"I've had a number of people ask me how this compares to the April 1997 snowstorm, and the first thing I would say to all of them is that the major distinction is that it was a historical blizzard that has fallen into folklore and history," he added, as per Grand Forks Herald.
