
An Antidote For The Dark Days of December
It's not the heat - it's the humidity. And it's not the cold - it's the dark. I get it. Many of us go into a funk this time of year, and at least 1 in 10 of us suffer from "Seasonal Affective Disorder", a hormonal imbalance caused by less sunlight. Women tend to be more affected than men, and symptoms can include anxiety, fatigue and a craving for carbohydrates.
Check with your doctor, but light therapy lamps that mimic the sun can be purchased for as little as $30. If it's any consolation: January and February bring colder temperatures, but more sunlight.
The sun should be visible again today, but clouds increase Saturday and a Sunday storm may drop 3-6" of snow (you remember snow right?) over the northern third of the state. The metro may pick up an inch of fluff Tuesday, but right now models whisk a storm south of Minnesota the weekend of December 11-12
Snow timing/amounts may be up in the air,but there's little doubt next week will be colder, with a few days in the teens and 20s. Above zero.


Early Clipper - Then Clearing. Last night's rain and snow showers should give way to clearing today with highs either side of 40 degrees. The next weak storm impacts the northern third of Minnesota with accumulating show late Saturday night into Sunday.

European Model - Sunday Snowfall Potential. The farther north you drive on Sunday the better the odds of accumulating snow, with a cool half foot possible over far northern counties by Sunday evening. The metro? Little or nothing.







Cooling Down - Next Week Finally Feels Like Winter. ECMWF (below) may be overestimating the extent of the chill the first half of next week, but temperatures next week may run 10-15F colder than average for a few days before some recovery. The best chance of a light accumulation in the MSP metro comes Tuesday.