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Weather and Climate News

Milder temperatures by midweek, then wintry again

Milder temperatures by midweek, then wintry again

Snow whitened lawns and streets across central and southern Minnesota Sunday and overnight. About an inch of snow fell in the Twin Cities. Heavier amounts fell southwest of the metro area including about 3 inches in Mankato and Winthrop, 5 inches in Granite Falls and 6 inches around Madison. It has been sticking to the…
by Bill Endersen

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Sunday evening snow; warmer temps this week

Sunday evening snow; warmer temps this week

There are probably a few confused robins out there. April snow just feels strange. Take heart, warmer temps and melting snow are in the forecast. Sunday evening snow Snow will continue Sunday evening in much of southern and central Minnesota. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential snow…
by Ron Trenda

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Snow this afternoon and evening; a nice warming trend this week

Snow this afternoon and evening; a nice warming trend this week

It seems strange to be talking about snow on April 8, but here we go. At least we’ll see a lot of our snow cover melt during the coming week. The details Snow spreads into west-central and southwestern Minnesota this Sunday morning, and expands into eastern Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area during the…
by Ron Trenda

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Sunday snow; warmer temps this coming week

Sunday snow; warmer temps this coming week

We’re ready for Spring. The snowflakes that you see on Sunday will melt as temperatures warm up during the coming week. The details Snow will move into west-central and southwestern Minnesota early Sunday morning, then spread eastward. Snow is expected to reach eastern Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area early Sunday afternoon. Periods of…
by Ron Trenda

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Winter Weather advisories Sunday and Sunday night for southern and west-central Minnesota

Winter Weather advisories Sunday and Sunday night for southern and west-central Minnesota

A quick update on Sunday’s snow. Winter weather advisories for snow and reduced visibilities will begin in west-central and southwestern Minnesota at 7 a.m. Sunday. Winter weather advisories begin at 1 p.m. Sunday from just to the west of the Twin Cities metro area through Mankato and Albert Lea, then over to Rochester. The winter…
by Ron Trenda

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Chilly sunshine today; snow returns on Sunday

Chilly sunshine today; snow returns on Sunday

Did you know that our average low temperature is 33 degrees this time of year in the Twin Cities metro area? We started our Saturday in the lower teens, and Saturday afternoon high temps in the metro area will probably creep into the lower 30s. Yup, that’s unusually cold for early April! Our average Twin…
by Ron Trenda

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Mark Seeley says get used to the cold weather

Mark Seeley says get used to the cold weather

Through the first six days of April, temperatures are averaging 15 to 20 degrees colder than normal around Minnesota. The outlook for April continues to favor cooler than normal temperatures and mixtures of rain and snow for much of the month.

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