Mark Anthony Meteorologist
Some light snow and even some patchy freezing drizzle were found across the area Sunday night into Monday. Most of the area saw light snowfall amounts, but parts of southern Minnesota into Wisconsin picked up one to three inches of snow. A winter weather advisory was posted for that part of the region.
On the backside of this system we will experience another Arctic blast. Like the one last week, it will be short lived and thankfully it shouldn’t be quite as intense.
High temperatures will struggle to make it much above zero on Wednesday. Overnight lows will be from 10 below to 20 below.
We will start to warm up a bit on Thursday as temperatures are expected to reach into the teens for daytime highs.
By Friday and into the weekend we should see lots of sunshine with temperatures soaring into the low- to mid-30s. Hopefully, the computer models will hold true and we will see this nice warm-up across the state.
Have a great midweek and stay warm.
Weather history: On this date in 1928 records show that a “dust storm moved across Minnesota.” It caused “lights to be turned on in the daytime in the Twin Cities!”
Weather facts: Did you know that the Dust Bowl was exacerbated by previous farming techniques? These techniques stripped the land of its deep-rooted grasses. In addition, the tilling methods loosened and kicked up large quanities of soil. The lack of rain also created a disaster in a time when people were already going through economic hardships.
MN AT A GLANCE:
Moorhead Low -15 High 0
Duluth Low -6 High 11
Central Minn. Low -12 High 2
Twin Cities Low -5 High 10
Marshall Low -8 High 8
Rochester Low -6 High 11
Wednesday: Mostly sunny and cold. High 2 Low -12 Winds: WNW 10-15 mph Prec. None
Today’s sunrise: 7:19 a.m.
Today’s sunset: 5:53 p.m.
Normal High: 23
Normal Low: 4
We will have another Arctic blast coming our way Tuesday night into Wednesday. Thankfully it will be short-lived again as we should be back into the teens on Thursday, and the 20s and 30s by Friday and Saturday.
Thursday: Mostly sunny and a bit warmer. High 14 Low 10 Wind: SW 10-15 mph Prec. None
Friday: Partly cloudy and breezy. High 31 Low 19 Wind: SSW 15-25 mph Prec. None
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High 33 Low 19 Wind: WSW 10-15 mph Prec. None
Sunday: Partly cloudy and mild. High 35 Low 23 Wind: SW 5-15 mph Prec. None