Light snow followed by another shot of Arctic cold

A quick hitting clipper system will dive southeast from the northern plains into Iowa on Thursday leading to snow developing for much of ABC 6 Weather First area followed by another shot of Arctic cold.

The clipper will skirt through Iowa with snow developing sometime after 12:00 p.m. The snow should end by around 9:00 p.m. It’ll be a light, fluffy snow and should be able to stick to the roads quickly so some slick spots can’t be ruled out.

Accumulations of 1-3″ is likely with the higher amounts confined mostly to north Iowa. Amounts decrease further north in southeast Minnesota with little to none.

Behind the clipper, another shot of Arctic cold settles in to end the week.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY is in effect Thursday night through Friday morning for most of southeast Minnesota and all of north Iowa as wind chills are expected to drop to near -25°.

Friday and Saturday will be cold with high temperatures in the single digits. The Arctic air lifts out on Sunday with high’s closer to average around 20° before a surge of mild Pacific air arrives for the new week with high’s generally in the 30s.

A couple of storm systems look to cross the region in the Tuesday to Thursday timeframe bringing the chance for various precipitation types of rain, snow and a wintry mix. The precipitation type depends on the track of each and the temperatures. Expect further details to get ironed out as it gets closer.