The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for a large part of central Minnesota -- including Stearns and Benton Counties -- starting Wednesday. Areas to the west and north of St. Cloud are included in the warning.
We have seen a pronounced southward shift in the track of the late week system over the last 24 hours, but it is still too early to determine whether this shift will remain permanent.
The latest December outlook from the Climate Prediction Center keeps a slight chance for generally above-normal temperatures to continue across much of central Minnesota and western Wisconsin.