By Todd Nelson, filling in for Douglas:
Breaking news: 8.9 inches of snow has fallen at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport this month, making it the snowiest October on record.
Surprisingly, we've eclipsed the previous record of 8.2 inches that fell during the historic Halloween blizzard of 1991. Of course, much of the snow from that famed storm fell the following day, when 18.5 inches was recorded on Nov. 1.
Believe it or not, more accumulating snow is in the forecast on Sunday, with the heaviest tallies likely across southern Minnesota. By the way, St. Cloud and Eau Claire, Wis., have also had a record amount of snow this month — 7.2 inches.
This December-like weather continues through early next week with record low temps likely. Highs will struggle to get above the freezing mark over the next several days, with lows dipping into the single digits early next week.
Looking ahead, a modest warmup appears to be developing just in time for trick-or-treaters. It looks like it will be too warm for any Halloween blizzards.
