Minnesota Weather: Cold Front Arrives, Bringing Snow & High Winds Friday, Snarling Traffic Across State

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A strong cold front arrives Friday, bringing a quick snow chance and windy conditions.

The WCCO Weather Team is reporting that snow amounts should stay less than a half of an inch, but winds could reduce visibility. Areas in the northwestern part of the state are seeing blizzard condition because of the winds.

The Marshall County Sheriff's Office said Friday afternoon that Highway 1 has become "impassible" due to the major drifts. They said not to travel on the roads for any reason.

Meanwhile, the Dakota County Sheriff's Officer reported a semi crash that was blocking Highway 52. Authorities said that the two-vehicle crash involved only non-life threatening injuries.

Snow should clear out of the metro area by early afternoon leaving a dry, but windy evening commute.

Winds picked up throughout the day, with significant gusts reported in the Twin Cities. But they'll settle down overnight, bringing in an arctic blast.

Saturday will be the colder of the weekend days, before temperatures jump to 40 degrees in the metro on Sunday. Then, Monday and Tuesday will see a major storm potential which Meteorologist Mike Augustyniak says could drop over a foot of snow in part of the state.

At this time, however, it's too early to tell where exactly the snow will fall.