Winter storm warning goes into effect for Twin Cities late Tuesday

As holiday travel begins ahead of Thanksgiving, an updated weather forecast now has the Twin Cities under a winter storm warning starting at 9 p.m. on Tuesday.

This system is expected to bring snow, gusty winds and hazardous travel conditions to parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

As of early Tuesday, the weather service predicts four to eight inches of snow is possible in the Twin Cities before the winter storm warning expires at 9 a.m. on Wednesday.

Here’s what we know as of early Tuesday:

What has changed?

The Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25 to Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (Courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service)

“An overnight forecast update has increased snow amounts which has led to an expansion of the Winter Storm Warning across the area,” the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service reported on X early Tuesday.

The winter storm warning begins at 9 p.m. on Tuesday and ends at 9 a.m. on Wednesday.

During the day on Tuesday, expect a drizzly high of 48, with a breezy afternoon. Tonight, it gets colder and gustier, with rain eventually turning to snow and a high of 27.

When will the snow begin in the metro?

“Rain transitions to snow this evening with hazardous to impossible travel overnight due to reduced visibility and blowing snow,” the NWS predicts.

How will this impact travel?

Tuesday’s local commuters should not be impacted, but if you’re heading out of the metro, there could be hazards.

“If you have travel plans ahead of Thanksgiving, the best advice we can give, especially if traveling north of the Twin Cities, is to leave Tue morning, or wait until Wed afternoon,” the NWS advised on X as of late Monday. “It would be best to avoid non-essential travel Tue night through Wed morning.”

Especially if you are headed west or north, check Minnesota’s road conditions at 511mn.org and Wisconsin’s road conditions at 511wi.gov.

How much snow is predicted?

The Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service is predicting the season’s first significant snowfall with a winter storm warning set to begin at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service)

This system is not currently expected to break any snowfall records, at least not in the Twin Cities. But you will need to dig out those scrapers, shovels and gloves, if you haven’t already. Umbrellas and coats, too.

Here’s the current projections:

Rain is expected to transition to snow later on Tuesday, with gusty winds expected.

By the time the system rolls out of the area and the winter storm warning ends on Wednesday, the NWS says, the entire area is expected to see at least an inch or two of snow from this system, but there is possibility of a few inches or more in the metro, with the total range currently set between four and eight inches.

More widely, here’s the winter storm warning info from the weather service:

“A potent storm system will move across the area today and tonight. Rain will transition snow from west to east as cold air arrives. Periods of heavy snow are expected with rates of around an inch per hour at times. The heaviest totals will be found across central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin where around 6 inches are expected. Farther south across southern Minnesota and parts of west central Wisconsin, 1 to 3 inches are expected.”

Thanksgiving forecast

It will be quiet but cold by the time we sit down for that turkey dinner on Thursday. The weather service currently predicts partly cloudy skies, with a high temperature hovering somewhere between 24 and 28 degrees.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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