Paul Douglas
Quiet Weekend. Increasing Snow Potential Next Week
A return to winter looks eerily imminent later this week. Both the GFS (American Model) and ECMWF (European Model) are hinting at plowable snow potential Wednesday and Thursday of next week. It's still too early to tell, but stay tuned. Meanwhile, enjoy the somewhat mild and quiet weekend ahead. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson
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Sunny And Warmer Friday - Aurora Potential Friday Night?
A sunny and warmer Friday is inbound with highs nearing 30F. A geomagnetic storm could produce the Northern Lights Friday Night - that is, if we can keep clouds away for long enough. Those clouds that move in stick around for the weekend with 30s for highs. - D.J. Kayser
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Chilly Thursday But Warming Back Up For The Weekend
The metro will be on the edge of cloud cover in the morning on Thursday with a system passing southeast of us. Highs will only be in the teens on Thursday - but they'll warm back up into the 30s this weekend with quiet weather. - D.J. Kayser
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Major Snowstorm Late Next Week?
Yesterday's drenching rain ends as a slushy coating this morning; icier west of MSP. A couple of chilly days give way to a weekend thaw, before teens and 20s return next week, setting the stage for an end to our snowy drought? Yep.
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Unusual Warming Properties of Pine Trees
Treat your valentine to an umbrella today with periods of rain, as a storm tracks from the Texas Panhandle into the MSP metro tonight. A few inches of slush may fall on the cold side of the storm (Brainerd and Bemidji) with a slushy coating in the Twin Cities Wednesday. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson
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Beautiful Monday Ahead - Watching Two Mid-Week Systems
Another sunny and warm mid-February day is ahead on Monday, with highs in the low 40s in the metro. We do watch two systems toward the middle of the week. The first brings rain for Valentine's Day, switching to light snow Wednesday. The second may pass to our southeast. - D.J. Kayser
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Minnesota: Still The Super Bowl of Weather
No drama in Phoenix (or here) today. We will be supremely content with March like warmth for much of the next 10 days. ECMWF predicts 6 days near or above 40F from today through Monday, February 20. Not too shabby, considering the normal high at MSP is 27F. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson
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Stunning Weekend Weather With 40s For Highs
Not a lot to complain about the next few days! Highs will be in the 40s through the middle of next week - which is when we'll track our next system across the region. It'll be sunny Saturday, but more clouds than sun (and even morning fog) are expected Sunday. - D.J. Kayser
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Sunny But Cooler Friday - Warming Back Up This Weekend
Cooler conditions move in Friday behind a cold front, but at least it'll be sunny out! That cooler weather only lasts a day, though, as highs climb back into the 30s for this weekend and early next week. The next storm chance won't be until mid-next week. - D.J. Kayser
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Windy With Light Snow Chances Thursday
We'll watch a couple of light snow chances across the state Thursday, along with increasing winds that could cause that snow to blow around. Quieter weather is expected for the weekend, with only a one-day cool down Friday. - D.J. Kayser
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Difference Between Weather and Spy Balloons
We may hit 40F today before a Thursday storm brushes us with a slushy coating. 10" may fall on the Wisconsin Dells. I see 30s and a few 40s into mid-February. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson
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Weather Maps Look Like Early March
The pattern looks more like early March than early February. I see daytime highs in the 30s with a few low 40s looking out the next 2 weeks. This is more of a Pacific flow with fewer arctic incursions. Rain may streak into town next Tuesday, with a better chance of slushy snow late next week. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson
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Rain & Snow Showers Monday Afternoon
A batch of rain/snow moves through later today, bringing an inch or two of snow to the Arrowhead. Another system passes close by Wednesday Night into Thursday, with impacts mainly limited to southeastern Minnesota. Highs will be in the 20s and 30s this week. - D.J. Kayser
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Happy National Weatherperson's Day!
Well above average temperatures continue into the first full week of February with a rain snow mix likely tomorrow. A few communities could see a slushy coating up north, but nothing major. Highs on Wednesday could reach 40F? Wow! Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson
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A Lack of Global Ice Coverage. Warmer Temps Ahead
After a week of face-numbing cold, we'll finally pull out of the Arctic cellar this weekend. Highs will warm into the 30s over the next several days, nearly 40 to 50 degrees warmer than it was Friday morning. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson
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Bitterly Cold Friday, But Much Warmer This Weekend
The next blast of cold air is in place for Friday, but this one will be short-lived as we climb back to the 30s for the weekend. The good news is that a warmer stretch of weather will remain in place through at least the middle of the month. - D.J. Kayser
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Dropping Temperatures Thursday, But A Warm Up In Store For The Weekend
Behind a clipper that'll bring some light snow across northern Minnesota Wednesday night, temperatures will drop as we head through Thursday with another bitterly cold day expected Friday. The good news is highs will warm to the 30s for the weekend! - D.J. Kayser
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A Much Warmer Front Arrives This Weekend
After one more chilling clipper Thursday and Friday expect a moderating mercury this weekend with 30s, even an outside shot at 40F Sunday. No week after week of subzero cold. No Polar Vortex. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson
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The Unspoken Benefits of Arctic Air
It's partly-Nanook out there, and a reinforcing clipper turns on a firehose of cold air in it's wake late-week, but I don't see week after week of negative numbers. Pacific-flavored air lures the mercury near 32F from this weekend into mid-February. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson
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Bitterly Cold & Sunny Monday - Temps Moderate Toward Mid-Week
Monday will be one of those misleading days as you look outside - yes, it'll be sunny, but it'll be bitterly cold as highs struggle to make it above zero. Teens return after Monday, though, for much of the rest of the work week - and 20s look to be in the picture by next weekend! - D.J. Kayser
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Weather forecasts and musings from Star Tribune meteorologist Paul Douglas.
