Here's the weather outlook AM Sunday to PM Tuesday, which shows a storm system moving through the region into early next week. Precipitation will start as rain late Sunday night into Monday and then will change into a wintry mix Monday into Tuesday.

This system will bring 0.25" to 0.50" of total liquid across parts of Central Minnesota into Western Wisconsin. A few locations close to the Twin Cities could see close to 0.60" liquid, most of which will fall in the form of rain.

Some of the precipitation will turn over to a wintry mix, generally north and west of the Twin Cities. A few locations in Western and Central Minnesota could see a light coating up to an inch or 2. There could also be a light glaze of ice in a few locations

As of Friday, January 13h, the MSP Airport recorded 12" of snow on the ground. Interestingly, this tied for the 6th greatest snow depth on record for January 13th!

Here's how much snow we've seen across the region so far this January. More than a foot has fallen through the first 13 days in the Twin Cities, St. Cloud and Sioux Falls, all of which are more than 10" above normal so far.

Taking a look at snowfall since July 1st, many locations have seen above average amounts so far this season, but folks from near Sioux Falls to the Twin Cities and towards Duluth are nearly 20" to 30" above average through January 13th. 48.3" of snow has fallen at the MSP Airport, which is the 4th snowiest start to any season on record.

The weather outlook for the Twin Cities on Sunday, January 13th shows very mild weather in place for Mid January with a high temp in the mid/upper 30s. Skies will be somewhat sunny with increasing clouds later in the day as our next storm system approaches from the southwest.

Here's a look at highs vs record highs for Sunday, January 15th. The Twin Cities should fall short of the 43F record high, but Hibbing in northeastern Minnesota could tie a record of 34F.

The weather outlook through the day Sunday shows mild temperatures starting around 30F in the morning and highs warming into the mid/upper 30s by the afternoon. Skies will remain somewhat sunny with increasing clouds late in the day. Southeasterly winds will be breezy with gusts approaching 25mph to 30mph at times through the day.

Feels like temps on Sunday will be in the lower 20s in the morning to near 30F in the afternoon, which will actually be warmer than average for mid January.

The week ahead looks fairly active across the Midwest with at least a couple of storm systems moving through. The first one will slide through Monday and Tuesday with a rain/snow mix and the second will likely stay south of Minnesota with a heavier snow swath across Iowa, Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

The extended temperature outlook for Minneapolis over the next 5 days shows milder weather in place with highs warming into the 30s through midweek. The warmest temps will linger through early next week with highs approaching 40F, but there will be a gradual cooling trend as we head through the week ahead.

The NBM extended temperature outlook for Minneapolis over the next several days shows fairly mild weather in place through the middle part of next week before cooler temps start filtering in through the 2nd half of next week. As we approach the last full week of January, temperatures will gradually cool to near normal levels for this time of the year.

The 850mb temperature anomaly through next weekend shows milder than average temperatures continuing across the eastern half of the nation with a gradually cooling trend as we approach the end of the month. Meanwhile, cooler than average temperatures will continue across the western half of the nation.

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 day temperature outlook shows cooler than average temperatures across much of the western half of the nation. Meanwhile, folks along the East Coast will continue to see warmer than average temps

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 Day precipitation outlook shows more active weather in place across the eastern two-thirds of the nation, while drier weather will start to filter into the Western US.

I'm happiest when Mother Nature isn't conspiring to kill me. Here in the Land of 10,000 Weather Excuses it doesn't take much to make us happy. Mid-30s in mid-January? Bring it! The wind chill could easily be 30 below zero right now. The coldest weather of winter routinely arrives 2-4 weeks after the Winter Solstice, so I'm counting my atmospheric blessings.

Mid-30s will feel good today with a period of light rain Monday, ending as a little slush Monday night. A southern storm may brush the area with 1-2" slush Thursday but no big deal. Settlers in the 1800s would call that "flurries".

SUNDAY: Cloudy and milder. Winds: SE 10-20. High: 37.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain overnight. Winds: SE 5-10. Low: 32.

MONDAY: Rain most of the day. Slushy late. Winds: NE 8-13. High: 36.

TUESDAY: Clouds, a few flurries. Winds: NW 10-20. Wake-up: 32. High: 33.

THURSDAY: A little wet snow, inch or 2? Winds: N 7-12. Wake-up: 27. High: 33.

FRIDAY: Clouds increase, light snow late. Winds: SW 5-10. Wake-up: 24. High: 28.

SATURDAY: Flurries taper, coating possible. Winds: NW 8-13. Wake-up: 25. High: 31.

January 15th

1972: Cold air invades the region with a minimum temperature of -33 degrees F at Alexandria, -32 at Eau Claire, and -29 at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport.

Average High: 23F (Record: 43F set in 1990)

Average Low: 8F (Record: -37F set in 1888)

Record Rainfall: 0.45" set in 1969

Record Snowfall: 3.2" set in 1953

January 15th

Sunset: 4:57pm

Hours of Daylight: ~9 hours & 10 minutes

Daylight GAINED since yesterday: +1 Minutes & 46 Seconds

Daylight GAINED since Winter Solstice (December 21st): ~ 23 minutes

1.2 Days After Last Quarter Moon

The weather outlook for Sunday shows areas of precipitation across the Western US as our next storm system moves inland. Areas of rain and snow will move into the Midwest

Weather conditions in the Western US will continue to remain quite active through midweek with flooding rainfall and heavy mountain snow possible. Meanwhile, an area of low pressure will scoot through the Central US with another round of rain and snow showers.

According to NOAA's Weather Prediction Center, the extended precipitation outlook shows pockets of heavy rainfall along and east of the Mississippi River and especially in the Tennessee River Valley. There will also be heavy precipitation across the Western US and especially in the high elevations.

According to the ECMWF (European model), heavy snow will be found across much of the high elevations in the Western US. There will also be decent snowfall potential in the across parts of the Midwest/Great Lakes into the Northern New England States

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