The Upper Midwest has been fairly quiet recently. Naturally, when everyone is trying to travel back home, that trend breaks. A strong trough will kick out a windy area of low-pressure. That could bring some wintry weather back to the Dakotas and into the Great Lakes.

WIND

A strong system with a lot of wind energy will drive up the wind speeds Monday night into Tuesday. By Tuesday morning, areas around the Black Hills could be talking about wind gusts in the 50-60 mph range! Would it be enough to knock out power? Potentially. With travel starting to ramp up throughout the week, the bigger concern might have to be higher-profile vehicles on plenty of east-west facing interstates.

SNOW

Not only with the wind be howling, but there could be some snowflakes mixing in too! The amount of snow isn't the most concerning aspect; it's the visibility that could worsen already tough driving conditions.

With fast-moving systems, it can be a little tricky nailing down exact numbers, but half a foot could be possible. The best odds look to be in North Dakota and Minnesota.

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