A winter storm watch has been issued for multiple counties in northeastern Minnesota ahead of wet, slushy snow that will start falling on Halloween.
The watch area for Thursday includes Duluth and a portion of the North Shore, but also along the I-35 corridor in Pine County, about an hour’s drive north of the Twin Cities.
The National Weather Service that “potential snowfall amounts have increased,” with rain transitioning to snow during the day on Halloween as temperatures fall, with 1-4 inches expected in much of the northeast.
But there’s also a 30-50% chance of heavier totals that could bring 4-6 inches to cities including Duluth and Moose Lake.
NWS Duluth
The snow is expected to start properly in Duluth around 9 a.m. after transitioning from mixed precipitation, and should fall for much of Halloween before temperatures warm up again in the evening.
“Confidence is high in snowfall mixing in and occurring across much of the Northland tonight through Thursday, with snowfall amounts continuing to trend upwards,” the NWS Duluth forecast discussion reads.