The icy conditions that caused hundreds of crashes over the weekend may linger into Monday morning, but don’t put away your sandals just yet, meteorologists said Sunday.

Brennan Dettmann, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Chanhassen, said roads may still be slick during the Monday morning commute because cloudy skies kept temperatures below freezing Sunday, and temperatures will remain in the mid to upper-teens overnight.

“Tomorrow we’ll see an increase in temperatures, and that should help,” Dettmann said, noting that the temperature should rise above freezing by Monday afternoon.

While some areas in the metro saw nearly an inch of snow during a Saturday evening storm, St. Paul received just half an inch.

The city deployed extra public works staff on Sunday to help mitigate slippery roads on hills and problem areas in the city, said St. Paul Public Works Director Sean Kershaw.

The Minnesota State Patrol posted that as of 9 a.m. Sunday they had logged 238 crashes in the previous 24 hours across the state. Thirty of those involved injuries and one was serious or fatal. Also during that period, 106 vehicles had spun out or left the road and two semi trucks had jackknifed.

#MSPNumbers Statewide 9 am 12/9/23 to 9 am 12/10/23: 238 crashes (30 with injury, 1 serious/fatal) &106 veh spin out/off road and 2 jackknifed semis.

— State Patrol PIO (@MSPPIO) December 10, 2023

After the weekend’s wintry weather, the Twin Cities appear to be headed for warmer days soon.

“Despite moody temperatures this week, the sun will shine! We might even get back to flip flop and sock weather by Thursday,” the weather service posted on X.

The post said that weather this week will be “quieter” and warmer, with an expected high Monday of 40 and a possible high of 50 on Thursday.

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