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Lake-effect Snow and Whiteout Conditions in the Great Lakes Region; Below-average Temperatures in the East

Heavy lake-effect and lake-enhanced snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes and produce some whiteout conditions that could cause difficult travel conditions. A coastal low will produce moderate to heavy snow over parts of southern and eastern New England into the afternoon. Below average temperatures are expected across the eastern U.S., particularly with chilly morning temperatures. Read More >

A clipper system will bring light snow Tuesday-Wednesday, followed by frigid cold Friday through the weekend. Light snow will come in two waves over the next couple days, resulting in generally up to 2 inches of snow but far southern MN may receive slightly higher amounts. Following the snowfall, conditions will become frigid once again for the end of the week.
Wind chills will drop significantly starting Thursday and continuing through the weekend. The coldest period looks to be Thursday night through Friday night when wind chills may drop to as low as -30 to -40 degrees across most of central and southern MN into western WI.
Wind chills bottomed out 25 to 35 degrees below zero for most across the region early this morning. Most also saw between a dusting to two inches of snow fall on Sunday, although areas in western Minnesota had such strong winds, it made measuring difficult.