Breezy Monday With Mainly Cloudy Skies

Any showers that impact the Twin Cities Sunday Night will likely be over by the time we reach sunrise on Monday. Some sunnier skies are possible right away in the morning but clouds will quickly move back, sticking around through the rest of the day. Temperatures will remain steady in the upper 40s and low 50s before dropping into the mid-40s after sunset.

Even with the system departing the region on Monday, we'll see a few leftover light rain or snow showers/sprinkles/flurries across northern Minnesota throughout the day. Skies will be mostly cloudy across a good portion of the state throughout the day, with the most prolonged sunshine expected across the southern two rows of counties. Highs range from the 30s in northern Minnesota to near 60F down along the Iowa border.

It'll also be a breezy day across the state, with west-northwest wind gusts around 30 mph across portions of central and southern Minnesota.

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Precipitation chances Noon Tuesday to 6 PM Wednesday.

We will be watching another batch of precipitation moving across the state as we head late in the day on Tuesday into Wednesday. While it should fall as rain across central and southern Minnesota, areas north of Mille Lacs could see at least mixed snow - if not all snow at times - during the overnight hours. However, any snowfall amounts should generally be on the lighter side (up to a half inch or so).

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Limping Into The Dark Days Of November
By Paul Douglas

Hello darkness my old friend. Simon and Garfunkel might have been singing about November in Minnesota, when an average of 20 days are cloudy. Welcome to the grayest month of the year.

Reverting back to Standard Time probably doesn't help matters, with sunset today at 4:46pm. Only 9 hours and 59 minutes of daylight today, in stark contrast to 15 hours and 37 minutes on June 21.

If you're in a dark, low-energy funk you're not alone. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) impacts 5% of the adult population; more common among women than men.

We cool off slightly today as showers taper, but another round of light rain is possible late Tuesday into Wednesday morning. It'll be cold enough for snow by late week but moisture will be lacking. I see mostly rain with a few more 50s next week?

No frigid, full-frontal arctic pops are brewing anytime soon. Thank you El Nino.

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Paul's Extended Twin Cities Forecast

MONDAY: Early shower, then drier. Wake up 49. High 53. Chance of precipitation 30%. Wind NW 15-25 mph.

WEDNESDAY: Showers taper, cooler breeze. Wake up 43. High 50. Chance of precipitation 70%. Wind W 10-15 mph.

THURSDAY: Glimmers of sun, stiff breeze. Wake up 34. High 48. Chance of precipitation 20%. Wind W 10-25 mph.

FRIDAY: Clouds rule. Heavy jackets return. Wake up 31. High 40. Chance of precipitation 10%. Wind NW 10-15 mph.

SATURDAY: Mainly cloudy, feels like November. Wake up 32. High 40. Chance of precipitation 20%. Wind NW 5-10 mph.

SUNDAY: Raw. A little light rain possible. Wake up 34. High 39. Chance of precipitation 50%. Wind E 8-13 mph.

Minneapolis Weather Almanac And Sun Data
November 6th

*Length Of Day: 9 hours, 56 minutes, and 31 seconds
*Daylight LOST Since Yesterday: 2 minutes and 40 seconds

*When Do We Drop Below 9 Hours Of Sunlight? December 3rd (8 hours, 59 minutes, 24 seconds)
*When Is Sunrise At/After 7:30 AM? December 1st (7:30 AM)
*What Is The Earliest Sunset? December 8th-14th (4:31 PM)
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This Day in Weather History
November 6th

1993: Heavy lake effect snow falls over the eastern portion of Lake of the Woods. 3-4 inches around Baudette.

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Two systems will be impacting that nation as we head into Monday. One will be reaching the West Coast, bringing rain and snow along with it as well as some embedded thunderstorms. Rain will be possible all the way south into central California. We'll also watch the potential for rain and snow from the Upper Midwest to Great Lakes and New England.

The heaviest rain through the first part of the week will be in the Northwest, where coastal and mountainous areas could see over 3" of liquid.

And the mountainous areas in the western United States could see several inches of snow accumulation.

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