So this is what November feels like. I guess it's finally time to take in the dock and stash the golf clubs. But what memories. Thirteen to 15 degrees warmer than average for the first 17 days of November. It may also have been the sunniest start to November since 1981, according to Dr. Mark Seeley.
Tell that to residents of western Minnesota, digging out from swirling drifts and icy roads. November blizzards aren't all that unusual in Minnesota, but yesterday was awe-inspiring: rain, thunder, hail, sleet, freezing rain and snow, all in the same day. Old Man Winter's snarl dies down today as winds ease and skies begin to clear. Daytime highs flirt with 40 much of next week; close to average for late November. Man, have we ever become spoiled.
Models pull a cold rain into town next Tuesday, but Thanksgiving Day should be dry with glimmers of sun and low 40s. No major, travel-busting storms are brewing for holiday travel, but long-range models look stormy into early December.
