Look at the bright side: Snow on the ground is money in the bank. Instead of running off immediately like rain, snow stores water in solid form and releases it gradually during the spring melt, recharging critical groundwater aquifers, topping off lake water levels and keeping our rivers running during the dry weeks of late summer and fall.
Another benefit: As snow falls, it captures nitrogen and sulfur from the atmosphere. When snow melts, it releases these natural fertilizers into the soil. Which is great because I like to eat. Am I over-rationalizing?
Our parade of clippers continues Saturday with an inch or two in the metro, less north, but maybe 4 to 5 inches near the Iowa line. Best chance of more significant snow? Next Tuesday and Saturday the 13th.
I suspect we’ll still have a white Christmas, but models are getting a little more aggressive with warm(er) fronts and Pacific air spilling into Minnesota. I do see a thaw around mid-December.
Only in Minnesota does a forecast of 30s (above zero) trigger serious sighs of relief.
