Hazardous Weather Outlook for northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin

The National Weather Service in Duluth issued a hazardous weather outlook Sunday morning for portions of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.

The outlook says a clipper system moving through the region today could produce snow and rain showers, with the potential for short-fused snow squalls this evening. Those squalls can quickly reduce visibility and make travel hazardous.

The forecast also calls for cold northwest flow to bring lake-effect snow showers to the South Shore on Monday. In Iron County, the outlook says more than 3 inches of snow could fall.

A separate NWS forecast page for the area shows a chance of snow today and another chance Monday, matching the active winter-weather pattern described in the outlook.

Local coverage from KAXE and the Star Tribune had already flagged the possibility of snow squalls and another round of snow with the approaching system.

The outlook is a public-service heads-up rather than a warning, but it signals that conditions could deteriorate quickly in parts of the Northland.

Residents and travelers should keep an eye on updated forecasts and any later watches or warnings from the National Weather Service.