Wednesday morning's commute is expected to be slow after a winter storm dumped 2 to 5 inches of snow across the Twin Cities with higher totals across the northern metro and even more in northern Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation's website showed most roads across the Twin Cities were either partially covered or completely covered with ice and snow from the system that started early Tuesday afternoon.
"There are still a few areas of light snow so it will be a little slow," said National Weather Service meteorologist Caleb Grunzke. "In southeastern Minnesota there's some snow still hanging around so it'll make for a slow morning commute."
Grunzke said 6.9 inches of snow fell near Cambridge and that totals across the northern portions of the Twin Cities ranged from 4.5 to 6 inches, with 2 to 3 inches across the south metro.
"We'll some lingering snow showers throughout the day, but just some nuisance snow in the morning and early afternoon," Grunzke added. "There's still some winds out there that will blow the snow around."
A cold front is expected to arrive Friday morning sending temperatures across the state well below zero with Saturday's high ranging from -4 to 2 above zero and a low of -15 to -22.
Tuesday's snowfall turned deadly at MSP Airport when a snowplow struck and killed a 47-year-old man. Airport police responded around 7:30 p.m. after a 911 call reported a pedestrian had been hit near the LSG Sky Chefs facility on the 3100 block of East 73rd Street just south of Terminal 2.
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating.