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Cold Weather Driving Tips

Tips for Driving in the Snow

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The simulated radar from AM Saturday to AM Sunday shows our next clipper system rolling into town with more snow. It'll be a fast moving system that could drop 1" to 3" of snow across parts of the region, mainly north of the Twin Cities.

Taking a look at the last the last 30 years, the climatological average first measurable snowfall (0.1") at the MSP Airport typically happens around November 5th. Note that our earliest measurable snowfall on record was on September 24th back in 1985 and our latest was on December 3rd, 1928.

According to the US Drought Monitor, nearly 7% of the state is still considered to be in an extreme drought (in red across northern Minnesota), which is down from nearly 42% from 3 months ago. There has been a slight improvement in Severe Drought, which is at 29%, down from 78% 3 months ago. Nearly 56% of the state is still under a Moderate Drought, which includes much of the Twin Cities Metro.

Here's a look at the precipitation departure from average since January 1st and note that most locations are still several inches below average. The Twin Cities The metro is still nearly -5.63" below average since January 1st, which is the 52nd driest January 1st - November 12th on record.

Through the first 12 days of the month, MSP was sitting at the 21st warmest November on record. Interestingly, MSP is sitting at its 4 warmest Meteorological Fall on record so far (September 1st - November 12th). Sunday will be another chilly day with temps running nearly -10F below average. Highs will only warm into the mid 30s under partly sunny skies. Breezy NW winds will make it feel more like the 10s and 20s through much of the day.

The hourly temps for Minneapolis on Sunday, shows readings starting in the upper 20s and warming into the low/mid 30s by the afternoon. Skies will be cloudy in the morning and will give way to peeks of sunshine in the afternoon. Northwesterly winds could gust close to 20mph through the day.

High temps across the region on Sunday will only warm into the upper 20s and 30s across the state, which will be nearly -5F to -10F below average for mid November. The clipper system that brought snow to parts of the region overnight Saturday will continue to rapidly shift southeast of the region.

More snow will fall PM Saturday into early Sunday morning, but things will be rather quiet through the 3rd full week of November. However, temps will warm into the 50s on Tuesday, but will drop below average again late in the week.

According to the ECMWF & GFS extended temperature outlook, temps will remain chilly through Monday, but will warm into the 50s by Tuesday briefly before cooling into the 30s again late in the week.

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 day temperature outlook shows cooler than average temps in the Central US, but the western half of the country will remain above average.

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, unsettled weather continues along the northern tier of the nation as well as along the Gulf Coast States and the East Coast. Meanwhile, folks in the Southwest will be dry.

New weather-words have returned, meteorological jargon like "clippers" and "plowable snowfalls" and... oh never mind.

Saturday night's clipper dropped the most snow north of I-94, just enough to cover up all those un-raked leaves. Flurries taper today, but a light dusting is possible late tomorrow as milder, Pacific air approaches. Get any snow angels out of your system today, because any slush will melt Tuesday with highs in the 50s.

We cool off late in the week and I see mostly 30s and 40sfor highs into Thanksgiving, with little chance of an epic storm anytime soon, thanks to strong west winds aloft. That means rapid weather changes - but no polar plunges anytime soon.

SUNDAY: Flurries taper, chilly. Winds: NW 10-20. High: 34.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Winds: NW 15-25. Low: 26.

MONDAY: Clouds linger, few flurries. Winds: SE 10-15. High: 36.

WEDNESDAY: Scrappy clouds and gusty winds. Winds: W 20-40. Wake-up: 33. High: 44.

THURSDAY: More sunshine, chilly. Winds: NW 15-30. Wake-up: 23. High: 33.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy, stiff breeze. Winds: S 10-20. Wake-up: 24. High: 38.

SATURDAY: Unsettled, passing rain shower? Winds: W 10-20. Wake-up: 30 High: 44.

November 14th

1996: An ice storm moves through much of central and southern Minnesota and west central Wisconsin. Schools closed or began late over much of southern Minnesota the morning of the 15th due to a 1/2 inch thick layer of ice that covered much of the area. Flights were canceled at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport due to ice forming on airplanes and runways, although mainly sleet was reported in the Twin Cities.

1833: A spectacular meteor shower is witnessed at Ft. Snelling.

November 14th

Average High: 42F (Record: 71F set in 1990)

Average Low: 27F (Record: 0F set in 1919)

Record Snowfall: 2.5" set in 1951

November 13th

Sunrise: 7:09am

Sunset: 4:45pm

Hours of Daylight: ~9 hours & 35 minutes

Daylight LOST since Summer Solstice (June 20th): ~6 Hour & 15 Minutes

3.8 Days Since First Quarter Moon

The weather outlook on Sunday shows below average temps continuing from the Midwest to the East Coast. Meanwhile, temps in the Western US will remain above average with near record highs possible in southern California. This warmth will continue to bubble east with record warm possible on Monday and Tuesday across the Southern and Southwestern US.

The weather outlook through the weekend shows active weather continuing across the northern tier of the nation with areas of rain and snow.

According to NOAA's Weather Prediction Center, heavier rains will be possible in the Western US and especially in the Pacific Northwest. Heavier rains will also be also across part of the Great Lakes.

"Daylight saving time ends in the U.S. and Canada on Nov. 7, 2021, and most of us will be setting our clocks back an hour. There is a long-running debate about the benefit of the time change, given how it disrupts humans' circadian rhythms, causing short-term stress and fatigue. Another risk accompanying the time change is on the roads: As more people drive at dusk during an active time of year for deer, the number of deer-vehicle accidents rises. Deer cause over 1 million motor vehicle accidents in the U.S. each year, resulting in more than US$1 billion in property damage, about 200 human deaths and 29,000 serious injuries. Property damage insurance claims average around $2,600 per accident, and the overall average cost, including severe injuries or death, is over $6,000. While avoiding deer – as well as moose, elk and other hoofed animals, known as ungulates – can seem impossible if you're driving in rural areas, there are certain times and places that are most hazardous, and so warrant extra caution."

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"The year 2021 will likely be one of the worst for glaciers in southern British Columbia, Alberta, Washington and Montana. It started out OK. A weak La Niña arrived in the fall of 2020 and continued through the winter. La Niñas tend to favour cool conditions and ample snowfall, so the winter of 2020-21 wasn't bad for glaciers. But what followed was. In late June, the so-called heat dome settled over the west, creating exceptional warming that melted snow cover on the glaciers and exposed ice in a matter of days. The timing was especially bad, as it coincided with days when energy from sunlight is at its maximum. The hot weather also helped spark wildfires in British Columbia, Oregon and California that spread through the mountains. When soot, dust and debris from wildfires settle on snow and ice, it darkens the surface, causing them to absorb more solar energy and melt more."

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"Partial lunar eclipse with near-perfect alignment The November 19, 2021, partial lunar eclipse – which is best overnight on November 18 for North America – will be the longest such event within a stretch of 1,000 years. The last partial lunar eclipse that stretched longer happened on February 18, 1440. The next time Earth will see a partial lunar eclipse as lengthy as this month's will be on February 8, 2669. Why is it so long? As you might have guessed, the ordinary movements of worlds in space play a role. Between 06:02 and 12:03 UTC (convert UTC to your time) on November 19, the sun, Earth, and moon will come into near-perfect alignment. Earth's shadow will fall on the moon, resulting in the partial lunar eclipse. At the maximum point of the eclipse – at 09:02 UTC – 99% of the moon's face will be covered by the dark inner part of Earth's shadow, called the umbra. The remaining sliver of the lunar disk will be deep within the lighter, outer part of Earth's shadow, known as the penumbra. The overall duration of the November 2021 eclipse – from the moment the moon enters Earth's penumbral shadow, to the moment it leaves – will be around 21,693 seconds (about 6 hours and 2 minutes). For a non-total lunar eclipse – in other words, a lunar eclipse that only has penumbral and partial phases – this is an unusually long duration."