Warmest Super Bowl on Record? Light Snow Late

Chilled sunlight will take us through midday before a clipper arrives bringing light snow to the region by the Half-Time show. A light coating could make roads a bit icy overnight, so for folks that haven't contracted the "Football Flu", be mindful that the AM commute tomorrow could still be slippery. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson

February 13, 2022 at 3:30AM

"2022 Super Bowl weather: Bracing for the hottest Super Bowl in NFL history; why SoFi Stadium has no AC"

"Kickoff on the west coast comes at 3:30 p.m. Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET), so the sun will indeed still be shining. Per Local 12 in Cincinnati, temperatures are expected to reach 84 degrees around kickoff, which would tie the record for warmest Super Bowl. The last 84-degree Super Bowl took place in 1973, and also was held in Los Angeles. The second-hottest Super Bowl was 2003 in San Diego (81 degrees), and the third-hottest championship took place in Pasadena in 2016 (76 degrees). At the very least, it appears Super Bowl LVI will be one of the three warmest Super Bowls in NFL history. If the temperature in Inglewood doesn't reach that 84-degree mark, it still could do so inside SoFi Stadium. The state-of-the-art facility is an interesting one, as it has a roof but is not "indoors." If you recall, football fans had to sit through a lightning delay in October when the Los Angeles Chargers hosted the Las Vegas Raiders. That's because while SoFi has a roof, the sides are open. SoFi Stadium is "climate-controlled" but does not have air conditioning or a heater, per Local 12, so temps inside could be higher than the readings of the thermometer outside. The roof of the stadium is built to regulate temperature inside, and the sides of the stadium allow for a breeze to flow through. But, it will be hot on Sunday."

Heat Advisory Through 6pm Sunday PST (NWS Los Angeles/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Weather Outlook on Sunday

Here's the weather outlook across the Southwest for Sunday, where sunny skies and warm temps will be in place. Temps will be running nearly +10F to +20F above average with record highs possible for some in California. Los Angeles could warm into the mid 80s, which could potentially be the warmest Super Bowl on record.

Weather Outlook For Sunday (Praedictix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Highs From Average on Sunday (Praedictix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Super Bowl Sunday Clipper

Here's the weather outlook from AM Sunday to AM Monday. After a sunny start to the day, clouds will quickly increase as a clipper system approaches from the NW. This will bring light snow to the region later in the day with a minor coating of snow possible overnight into early Monday morning.

Simulated Radar From AM Sunday to AM Monday (WeatherBell/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Snowfall Potential Through AM Monday

Here's the snowfall potential through AM Monday, which shows some minor coatings possible along and north of the I-94 corridor. There could be 1" to 2" of snow north of the metro, which could make for some slippery road conditions overnight and into Monday morning.

Snowfall Potential Through AM Monday (WeatherBell/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Sunday Weather Outlook

The weather outlook for Minneapolis on Sunday shows icy sunshine in place during the morning hours, but clouds will quickly thicken during the second half of the day with light snow developing after sunset.

Sunday Weather Outlook For Minneapolis (Praedictix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Meteograms for Minneapolis

The hourly temps for Minneapolis on Sunday show temps starting in the single digits below zero with highs warming into the single digits above zero. Sunny skies will persist in the morning with clouds thickening through the second half of the day. Light snow will develop after sunset and will continue through the evening hours.

Hourly Temps & Sky Conditions For Minneapolis on Sunday (Praedictix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Hourly Wind Gusts & Direction For Minneapolis on Sunday (Praedictix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Wind Chill Values Sunday

Feels like temps for Minneapolis on Sunday will be much colder in the morning with readings in the teens below zero. Feels like temps during the afternoon will only warm into the single digits below zero, so it'll be a cold mid-February day!

Hourly Feels Like Temps on Sunday For Minneapolis (Praedictix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Weather Outlook For Sunday

High temps across the region on Sunday will only warm into single digits and teens across much of the state. These readings will be nearly -10F to -20F below average with light snow developing later in the day.

Weather Outlook For Sunday (Praedictix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Highs From Average on Sunday (Praedictix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Extended Temperature Outlook For Minneapolis

The extended temperature outlook for Minneapolis over the next several days shows temps running well below average on Sunday and Monday. However, we'll gradually warm to near the freezing mark on Tuesday, which will be a few degrees warmer than average. The 2nd half of the week looks colder in the wake of a large storm system that will bring areas of heavy snow to parts of the Central US once again.

5 Day Temperature Outlook For Minneapolis (Praedictix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Extended Weather Outlook For Minneapolis

The extended weather outlook through the week ahead show light snow potential this late Sunday and again on Friday, but much of the week looks dry with milder temps around midweek.

Extended Weather Outlook For Minneapolis (Praedictix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Extended Temperature Outlook For Minneapolis

According to the ECMWF & GFS extended temperature outlook, temps will gradually warm to at or slightly above average levels by midweek.

ECMWF Extended Temperature Outlook For Minneapolis (WeatherBell/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
GFS Extended Precipitation Outlook (WeatherBell/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

8 to 14 Day Temperature Outlook

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 day temperature outlook shows above average temps across much of the eastern two-thirds of the nation, while cooler temperatures will settle in across the Western US.

8 to 14 Day Temperature Outlook (NOAA WPC/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

8 to 14 Day Precipitation Outlook

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8-14 Day precipitation outlook shows more active weather across the Central US. However, folks in the eastern US will stay dry.

8 to 14 Day Precipitation Outlook (NOAA CPC/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Warmest Super Bowl on Record? Light Snow Late
By Todd Nelson, filling in for Douglas.

Believe it or not, Super Bowl Sunday is the 2nd largest food holiday in the U.S., the 1st is Thanksgiving. According to the National Chicken Council, nearly 1.25 BILLION chicken wings will be consumed today. Good grief! On the flip side, antacid sales spike nearly 20 percent on the Monday after the big game with roughly 1.5 MILLION Americans calling in sick to work.

SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California will host Super Bowl LVI (56), where Heat Advisories are in place through 6PM local time. High temps are expected to warm into the mid 80s, which could make it the warmest Super Bowl on record. Enjoy the game!

Closer to home, chilled sunlight will take us through midday before a clipper arrives bringing light snow to the region by the Half-Time show. A light coating could make roads a bit icy overnight, so for folks that haven't contracted the "Football Flu", be mindful that the AM commute tomorrow could still be slippery.

A big storm will pass to our south again this week with plowable snow possible from St. Louis to Chicago.

Extended Forecast

SUNDAY: Cold Start. Snow late. Winds: N 5-10. High: 12.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, Light coating overnight. Winds: S 5-10. Low: 7. Feels like -5F.

MONDAY: Icy AM commute. Chilled PM sunlight. Winds: NW 5-10. High: 19.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy and milder. Winds: SSE 10-15. Wake-up: 8. High: 32.

WEDNESDAY: Gray skies. Breezy winds. Winds: NW 10-20. Wake-up: 0. High: 27.

THURSDAY: Mix of sun and clouds. Cooler temps. Winds: NNW 10-15. Wake-up: 5. High: 15.

FRIDAY: Light snow chance. Winds: S 5-10. Wake-up: 1. High: 30.

SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Chilly winds develop. Winds: WNW 7-12. Wake-up: 10. High: 14.

This Day in Weather History

February 13th

1872: A snowstorm buries Sibley County with 12 foot drifts. Many people perished in the storm.

1866: What may be Minnesota's 'Greatest Blizzard.' It lasted for three days and buried barns in drifts. Luckily, it began at night when many people were at home.

1838: In the days before Tower…at 2:00 am the mercury thermometer at Ft. Snelling freezes at 40 below. The actual temperature is unknown.

Average High/Low for Minneapolis

February 13th

Average High: 28F (Record: 51F set in 1890)

Average Low: 12F (Record: -23F set in 1905)

Record Rainfall: 0.60" set in 1915)

Record Snowfall: 5.2" set in 1909

Twin Cities Almanac For February 13th (Praedictix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Sunrise/Sunset Times for Minneapolis

February 13th

Sunrise: 7:15am

Sunset: 5:38pm

Hours of Daylight: ~10 hours & 22 minutes

Daylight GAINED since yesterday: ~ 2 minute & 53 seconds

Daylight GAINED since Winter Solstice (December 21st): ~ 1 Hour & 36 Minutes

Moon Phase for February 13th at Midnight

2.4 Days Until Full "Snow" Moon

"10:56 a.m. CST - Usually, the heaviest snows fall in this month. Hunting becomes very difficult, and hence to some tribes this was the Full Hunger Moon."

Moon Phase For February 13th at Midnight (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

National High Temps Sunday

The weather outlook on Sunday shows cooler temps across the eastern half of the nation, but warmer than average temps will be in place across much of the western half of the nation. Temps could be warm enough across parts of California to reach record levels.

National Weather Outlook For Sunday (Praedictix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Highs From Average on Sunday (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Severe Threat Wednesday & Thursday

A storm system develop midweek will be strong enough to create some severe weather potential across the Southern US. According to NOAA's SPC, there is already a highlighted risk of strong to severe thunderstorms highlighted in yellow on Wednesday and Thursday.

Severe Threat Wednesday (Praedictix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Severe Threat Thursday (Praedictix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

National Weather Outlook

Weather conditions will remain somewhat active across the Great Lakes and the Northeast through early next week. Meanwhile, a larger storm system will take shape in the Pacific Northwest. This system will be responsible for areas of heavy rain and snow in the Pacific Northwest early next week.

Weather Outlook Through Tuesday (NOAA WPC/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Extended Precipitation Outlook

According to NOAA's Weather Prediction Center, areas of heavy precipitation will be found across parts of the Central and Eastern US.

Extended Precipitation Outlook (NOAA WPC/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Extended Snowfall Outlook

Here's the ECMWF extended snowfall outlook through the week ahead, which shows areas of heavy snow from the Midwest to the Great Lakes. There also looks like to be heavy snow across the Rockies and the high elevations.

ECMWF Extended Snowfall Outlook (WeatherBell/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Climate Stories

(NOAA/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

"'A world of wounds': Decline in grasshopper populations offers window into consequences of climate change"

"In a few months, the Konza Prairie will be teeming with jumping, chirping, munching grasshoppers. But more than likely, not as many as last year. For the last two decades, the grasshoppers of the Konza Prairie Biological Station in Manhattan, Kansas, have been declining — even as their main food source, grass, has nearly doubled in abundance. It caught the attention of Ellen Welti, who currently works as a research ecologist with the Smithsonian Institution. But while she was working on her first postdoc at OU, she led a study that measured long-term trends in grasshopper populations at the Konza Prairie. It was an undertaking that won her one of the highest honors in her field: the Cozzarelli Prize. "[Konza Prairie] is kind of the perfect ecosystem for grasshoppers," Welti said. "But when I looked at [the data] more in-depth, we do see this pretty striking 2%-per-year decline in grasshopper populations."

"Heat waves hit the poor hardest – a new study calculates the rising impact on those least able to adapt to the warming climate"

"Spend time in a developing country during a heat wave and it quickly becomes clear why poorer nations face some of the greatest risks from climate change. Most homes don't have air conditioning, and even health clinics can get overheated. These countries tend to be in the hottest parts of world, and their risk of dangerous heat waves is rising as the planet warms. In a new study, our team of climate scientists, economists and engineers found that the poorest parts of the world are likely to be two to five times more exposed to heat waves than richer countries by the 2060s. By the end of the century, the lowest-income quarter of the global population's heat exposure will almost match that of the entire rest of the world."

"Solar Storm Knocks 40 SpaceX Satellites Out of the Sky, After the Company Ignored Scientists' Warnings"

"Let's start with the good news: There is no danger to anyone on the ground from the flock of 40 SpaceX Starlink satellites that are currently plunging from orbit and heading for Earth, knocked from the sky by a geomagnetic storm originating from the sun. Atmospheric drag will easily incinerate the small, 260 kg (575 lb.) satellites before they reach the surface. As for the bad news? Well, the fact that there is currently a cluster of 40 SpaceX Starlink satellites plunging from orbit at all."

Thanks for checking in and don't forget to follow me on Twitter @TNelsonWX

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