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Wednesday’s blizzard left a mark across southeast Minnesota. Literally.

A stripe of snow on the ground left behind by the blizzard is visible from 23,000 miles above us via National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellites. You can see the blizzard footprint in the GOES-16 1 km visible satellite image at the top of this post. 

And look at how temperatures over the snow patch are 10 to 20 degrees colder than areas to the northwest!

 of fresh snow reflects about 80 to 95 percent of incoming sunlight before it can hit the ground and heat the air above it. Cool stuff!

 from Wednesday’s classic March blizzard:

Turning to our weather forecast, southern Minnesota will enjoy a couple milder days before our weather takes another inclement March turn Sunday. 

Highs Friday will reach well into the 50s in the south. But note the colder air sliding into the north once again.

Sunday’s weather system looks likely to dump significant snow across the northern half of Minnesota. 

The Twin Cities could get a little slushy accumulation on the backside in the windy wraparound Sunday afternoon and evening. NOAA’s Global Forecast System model is pretty consistent with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts model solution as of Thursday:

Right now, I’m leaning toward 3 to 6 inches across northeastern Minnesota Sunday. Lake effect could dump more than 6 inches along and above the North Shore.

Stay tuned for updates the next couple days. 

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The are looking for observes especially in greater Minnesota outside the Twin Cities area. Here’s more from the Minnesota State Climatology Office:

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A stripe of snow across southeast Minnesota is visible from 23,000 miles above us via NOAA satellites.

SE Minnesota blizzard footprint visible from space; weather volunteers needed

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