Numerous schools are closed and roads in some areas in southern Minnesota are shutdown Monday morning after the weekend winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas.

High wind warnings are in place for western, southern, and parts of central Minnesota from midnight to 10 a.m. Friday. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Mild conditions in Minnesota early Thursday turn unsettled as rain,

A winter storm warning has been issued for the Twin Cities and parts of Minnesota this weekend due to a winter storm that's expected to move into the Upper Midwest.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation reopened Interstate 90 west of Albert Lea to Worthington and Interstate 35 southbound south of Albert Lea Monday morning, according to

The heaviest bands of snow set up from roughly Redwood Falls through the southern Twin Cities suburbs.

Friday improves with afternoon sunshine and gradually calming winds before a winter storm arrives in Minnesota this weekend.

Snow totals continue to rise across the state as a winter storm moves across Minnesota. FOX 9's Jared Piepenburg has the latest report.