Winter Weather Advisory Northeast. Cold air blows in on Monday

Snow showers will continue in northeastern Minnesota for most of Monday. Temperatures will drop during Monday as cold air blows in, making for a chilly week.

Morning snow, showers with falling temperatures, windy Monday

It looks like winter in Northeast Minnesota with a fresh coating of snow. Up to 3 inches of snow has fallen so far in several places on the Iron Range and North Shore.

Sprinkles and showers continue to track east into eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with snow continuing in northeastern Minnesota, where a winter weather advisory remains through the early afternoon for parts of northeastern Minnesota into northwestern Wisconsin.

Additional snowfall of up to 1 inch or 2 inches is possible in the Arrowhead region with snow showers ending Monday night there.

In total, some places on the North Shore will see up to 5 to 6 inches by the time it all ends Monday night.

Temperatures will drop throughout the day Monday, from the 30s in southeastern Minnesota this morning to the 20s in the evening with tweens to the west. Northwest winds will blow at 15-30 mph, heralding the colder air. Wind chills will be in the teens in eastern Minnesota and single digits in western Minnesota. The cold, dry air will allow the sun to emerge Monday afternoon for the southern half of the state.

Overnight lows will drop into the teens almost across the country with single digits in the northwest.

Wind chills early Tuesday morning will be in the teens and single digits with temperatures below zero in northwest Minnesota. Tuesday will be below freezing across the country, but winds will lighten somewhat from the northwest at 5-15 mph. We also get a mix of clouds and sunshine.

Even colder air is moving into Thanksgiving and into the upcoming weekend. Temperatures will be below normal most of the week into early next week.

Thanksgiving itself will be cool with highs mostly in the 20s and teens. We will get partial sun with a few rain showers as well. As far as travel is concerned, no major storms are expected this week in the region, just occasional showers/light snow showers.

The second cold snap will really drop temperatures this weekend. Highs will mostly be in the teens, even in southern Minnesota, with overnight lows plunging into the single digits for southern Minnesota and into subzero territory for northern Minnesota.

Bundle up Minnesota, the winter weather is definitely taking hold at least for the time being!