Sabrina Ullman: Slick travel conditions likely Monday
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Precipitation will begin with freezing rain and sleet late tonight, reaching Pine and Burnett Counties at around midnight. By the morning commute, Carlton, Pine, and southern St. Louis Counties, northern Wisconsin, and the U.P. will all have mixed precipitation.
Due to the freezing rain, ice accumulations of 0.1″ to 0.25″ are possible, especially south of Hayward.
The precipitation type will transition to snow starting at around noon Monday. Around that time, we will also see snow become more widespread.
By the time we get to the Monday evening commute, areas west of Carlton and St. Louis Counties will be in the clear while the rest of the area still has snow. The snow will move east out of our region by around 10pm Monday.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for portions of the Northland, with varying start and end times. Full details on the Winter Storm Warning by area can be found at https://www.wdio.com/weather-alert/
As always, we will continue to update as needed. An interactive radar, road conditions, traffic cameras, and the latest information can be found at WDIO.com/weather
There will be another chance of snow Wednesday. Temperatures will stay mild, with highs in the twenties and thirties all week.
Potential ice accumulations for Monday, February 27 (WDIO).
Tonight
A slight chance of freezing rain after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 23 by 4am. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 9am, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 9am and noon, then snow after noon. High near 30. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. North wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.