Slushy snow tapering but more Tuesday; January temps later this week

Hello, snow season.

Generally light to moderate snow bands sailed through Minnesota pretty much as expected Monday. Most of the Twin Cities and Minnesota picked up 1 or 2 inches of slushy snowfall as of midday.

Snow has currently ended here at the Weather Lab in the suburbs southwest of the Twin Cities. It will taper in the eastern Twin Cities this afternoon. The afternoon commute should be better overall on treated roads.

Here are some select snowfall totals coming into the Weather Lab so far:

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Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, 1.3 inches
Chanhassen National Weather Service office, 1.8 inches
Prior Lake, 2.2 inches
Golden Valley, 2.3 inches
St. Louis Park, 2.4 inches
St. Cloud to Fargo, N.D., 2-3 inches
4 miles west of Grand Marais, 4.5 inches

Lake effect boosts North Shore snow totals

Lake-effect snowfall will continue to pile up along and above the North Shore. Some locations could pick up a fresh foot of November snow.

Snowfall for northeast Minnesota. — Snowfall for northeastern Minnesota
Duluth National Weather Service office

Another shot Tuesday

Phase 2 of our snowy week arrives Tuesday. Another shot of moisture will push up into Minnesota from the south over our relatively cold air dome.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NAM 3 km model shows the moisture surge coming north from Iowa Tuesday and generating more light to moderate snow across much of Minnesota.

NOAA NAM 3 km model between 6 am Tuesday and 6 am Wednesday.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Tropical Tidbits

Overall snowfall totals are likely to be similar to Monday’s. The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts model cranks out another 1 to 3 inches of slushy snow for much of central Minnesota Tuesday.