Highs this weekend will be in the low 50s with partly cloudy skies. Lows will stay around seasonal averages in the upper 20s and low 30s. Winds will be slightly gusty on Saturday with calmer conditions to follow on Sunday.

Minnesota's first winter storm of the season will roll in Tuesday afternoon, bringing wind, snow and a sharp temperature drop that will make travel difficult.

While no human lives and livestock have been lost so far, many villages have been covered in ash and as a result their animals have little to eat," an official said.