Weather: It was a mild start to the week on Monday for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Temperatures were in the 20s for morning lows across parts of southern Minnesota.
Much of central and west central Minnesota weren?Äôt quite that warm, but we still started off the week with low temperatures in
the teens.
A storm system brought in the mild air on Monday. Along with the mild air, we also had some patchy fog across most of the state. Some spots had visibility less than a mile on Monday morning.
That winter storm brought a mix of freezing rain and snow across southern Minnesota into east central Minnesota. Winter storm watches and warnings were in effect for that part of the state due to the difficult travel conditions on Monday and Tuesday.
We will see lots of 30s and even some 40s for daytime high temperatures for most of the week and into the weekend. A little ?Äútaste?Äù of spring will be in the air.
It looks like the mild weather will stay with us for next week as well. A blocking high will keep us in this mild weather pattern for the foreseeable future.
There is another system that is expected to arrive by Friday into Saturday. At this stage it looks like mainly a main event, but a little wintry mix can?Äôt be ruled out the further north you go.
Enjoy the mild temperatures.
Weather history: It was on the this date in 1994 that Governor Arne Carlson ?Äúordered all Minnesota public schools closed due to the extreme cold and severe winter weather.?Äù Records show that ?Äúmorning readings were in the 30-below-zero range.?Äù In addition, the high winds made for dangerous wind chill values.
Weather fact: Pressure change: The net difference between pressure ?Äúreadings at the beginning and ending of a specified interval of time.?Äù
Almanac:
Normal High: 20
Normal Low: 0
Sunrise: 7:56 a.m.
Sunset: 5:07 p.m.
Duluth Low 20 High 36
Moorhead Low 22 High 39
Central Minn. Low 17 High 37
Marshall Low 19 High 40
Minneapolis Low 20 High 41
Rochester Low 18 High 38
Wednesday: Partly cloudy and mild. High 37 Low 25 Wind: SW 10-15 mph Prec. None
Temperatures will be mild for the midweek and the weekend. We do have a system that will arrive Friday that could bring some rain possibly mixed with some freezing rain and snow across the region. The mild weather should continue through next weekend with lots of 30s expected for daytime high temperatures as well.
Thursday: Partly cloudy and warm. High 38 Low 28 Wind: S 10-15 mph Prec. None
Friday: Increasing cloudiness, 30-percent chance of rain possibly mixed with some freezing rain/snow late. High 37 Low 34 Wind: SE 10-15 mph Prec. Trace-.20?Äù
Saturday: Mostly cloudy to cloudy, 70-percent chance of rain/snow. High 35 Low 33 Wind: E 10-20 mph Prec. .10?Äù-.50?Äù
Sunday: Mostly cloudy to cloudy, 50-percent chance of rain/snow. High 35 Low 31 Wind: E/NE 10-15 mph Prec. Trace-.20?Äù