Here are the latest snowfall reports from over the weekend. Some of the heaviest tallies exceeded 1 foot, mainly across central and northern MN.

The simulated radar from AM Monday to AM Saturday shows somewhat active weather continuing across the Midwest. Note the weekend storm system departing with much colder temps in place on Monday. There's another shot of light snow on Tuesday and another system possible this upcoming weekend.

According to the US Drought Monitor, nearly 1% of the state is still considered to be in an extreme drought (in red across northern Minnesota), which is down from nearly 38% from 3 months ago. There has been a slight improvement in Severe Drought, which is at 27%, down from 65% 3 months ago. Nearly 49% 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 -6.42" below average since January 1st, which is the 50th driest January 1st - December 4th on record.

Monday will be a very cold day across the region with highs only warming into the teens in Minneapolis. Readings will be nearly -15F below average for early December, but with gusty winds, feels like temps will only warm into the single digits below zero with icy sunshine.

The hourly temps for Minneapolis on Monday show readings hovering around 10F for much of the day, which will be well below average for early December. Northwesterly winds will be quite strong with gusts approaching 35mph through the first half of the day. Feels like temps will be sub-zero all day, which will make it the coldest day of the season so far.

Here are the hourly feels like temps for Minneapolis on Monday, which show sub-zero readings through the day. This will definitely be the coldest day of the season so far - bundle up!

High temps across the region on Monday will be very cold with highs only warming into

Temperatures will be well above average for the early part of December with highs running nearly +10F to +15F above average. Highs by the weekend will be closer to average with readings warming into the mid 30s.

The weather outlook through the first weekend of December shows temperatures gradually cooling to near normal levels. There is a chance of snow this weekend, but the best chance will be across northern Minnesota once again. There is another chance of snow as we approach Tuesday.

According to the ECMWF & GFS extended temperature outlook, temperatures early this week will be quite cold, but look to warm to well above average levels by the middle part of the month once again.

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 day temperature outlook shows well above average temperatures continuing across much of the nation.

Sometimes you're the bird. Sometimes you're the windshield. Vikes fans are in a dour mood, but snow lovers are encouraged it can still snow herein early December. A whopping inch of slush iced up roads in the metro, with plowable amounts (over 3-4") across much of central and northern Minnesota.

Visualize the storm that dropped snow as a giant atmospheric vacuum cleaner. Counterclockwise winds on the back side of this swirling low pressure vortex will treat us to an airmass that would feel right at home in January. The sun will be out, but it won't help much: wind chills may dip to -10F early this morning with afternoon "highs" in the low teens. Invigorating.

A coating of flurries may brush southern counties Tuesday. A mild blip Thursday gives way to snowy possibilities Saturday PM into Sunday, as a storm approaches from Colorado. Confidence levels are low this far out but ECMWF predicts plowable snow early next weekend.

A massive ridge of high pressure warmth could mean 40s the third week of December.

MONDAY: Bitter. Feels like 0 to -5. Winds: NW 15-30. High: 12.

TUESDAY: Icy coating of snow. Winds: S 5-10. High: 24.

WEDNESDAY: Clouds increase, not as numb. Winds: SE 8-13. Wake-up: 16. High: 30.

THURSDAY: Clouds and a few sprinkles. Winds: W 10-20. Wake-up: 29 High: 40.

FRIDAY: Potential for accumulating snow. Winds: NE 15-25. Wake-up: 25. High: 29.

SATURDAY: Snow tapers, slow PM clearing. Winds: W 8-13. Wake-up: 24. High: 28.

December 6th

1950: A snowstorm hits Duluth with 23.2 inches of snow in 24 hours, and a storm total of 35.2 inches.

1939: Warm weather occurs over parts of Minnesota. The high temperature hits 62 at New London.

December 6th

Average High: 30F (Record: 63F set in 1939)

Record Rainfall: 0.53" set in 1935

Record Snowfall: 4.4" set in 1969

December 6th

Sunrise: 7:36am

Sunset: 4:32pm

Daylight LOST since yesterday: ~ 1 minute & 11 seconds

Daylight LOST since Summer Solstice (June 20th): ~6 Hour & 55 Minutes

3.0 Days Since New Moon

The weather outlook on Monday shows cold air invading the Midwest with highs running well below average. Meanwhile, folks along the East Coast will still be well above average with highs running nearly +15F above average.

The weather outlook through Tuesday shows this weekends storm system moving into eastern Canada With lingering showers and storms across the Eastern US. Meanwhile, another area of rain and snow will spread through the Western US through the early part of the week.

Here's the extended snowfall potential through next week, which shows heavier snow potential across the Western US. There will also be another swath of snow from the Front Range to the Great Lakes later in the week. Stay tuned...

"Winter is officially here, and it's hot as hell. This week, large parts of the U.S. and Canada found themselves subject to yet another brutal heatwave, this time bringing record December temperatures that could easily be confused for a cool summer evening. Montana, North Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming all set December temperature records as a heat dome of high pressure set in, trapping abnormal warmth in regions more accustomed to snow than t-shirt weather at this time of year. According to the National Weather Service, as much as a third of the continental U.S. experienced highs of over 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius) this week. December really is the new September y'all. Across the central U.S., the National Weather Service said some states experienced temperatures a whopping 30 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit (17 to 22 degrees Celsius) higher than normal. In Montana, record high temperatures mixed with high winds are contributing to a series of unusual December prairie fires. One of those fires tragically burned down at least two dozen homes and businesses in the town of Denton. That includes the town's grain elevator, which caught fire in spectacularly heartbreaking fashion."

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"The popular image of Hawaii is that of a warm tropical paradise where the beaches are clogged with tourists hoping to escape the weather of their respective states or countries, which for decades has led to tourism becoming the state's biggest industry. For that reason, it can come as a surprise to visitors when, depending on when and where they find themselves in the state, they are inexplicably greeted by snowfall. In parts of the state such weather can actually be expected throughout the winter months (via World Atlas). In fact, according to Weather, the only U.S. state to be untouched by snow in January 2021 was Florida. On Hawaii's Mauna Loa — the world's largest active volcano — there have counterintuitively even been severe blizzard warnings (via CNN). During the first week of December, the only other state which needed to issue such warnings was the more understandable Alaska (via Wood TV)."

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