With the possibility of freezing rain overnight and a slick commute Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service Twin Cities has issued a winter weather warning.
If the temperature dips below freezing when the rain hits overnight, it could cause freezing rain and icy roads with as much as 0.2 inches of ice in some parts of southern Minnesota, the weather service said on X.
“Icy & slick travel expected as it falls and afterwards,” the Monday post said. “Temps will be very close to freezing, and how much ice ends up accumulating will be closely tied to how warm we are.
Meteorologist Tyler Hasenstein agreed with that statement later in the day Monday, saying that if the temperatures remain around freezing or slightly above, the area might only see rain instead of freezing rain.
“The big concern is icing overnight,” he said.
The way the weather pattern was trending Monday afternoon, the icy rain was more likely to strike southern Minnesota, including Mankato and Rochester, than the Twin Cities metro area.
“It’s favoring that track,” he said. “It’s looking like the higher amounts (of rain) may stay to the south.”
And it will depend on how cold it gets overnight, particularly at midnight when the rain is most likely to fall.
Hasenstein said the warming trend will continue throughout the rest of the week, meaning that any ice on the roads won’t stick around long.
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