Weather: The state of Minnesota certainly found out on Sunday that winter is far from over. Of course, we were teased with a taste of spring with temperatures very mild just over a week ago; but by the weekend cold and snowy conditions returned.
Some of the heavier snowfall amounts fell across parts of southern Minnesota on Sunday.
St. James reported 9.5 inches of snow. Redwood Falls was close behind with 9.1 inches of snow.
Hutchinson picked up
4.5 inches and Montevideo had
4.0 inches of snow. Morris and Elbow Lake reported about
2 inches of snow.
Meanwhile, Alexandria reported about 2.5 inches of snow.
Across northern Minnesota, the snowfall amounts were mostly very light.
We will slowly see temperatures warming up this week. With the arrival of a weak warm front for the midweek, we could see a wintery mix of precipitation.
Look for lots of 40s for daytime high temperatures for later in the week and even some 50s arriving by the weekend!
As we have seen,however, don?Äôt put away the snow blower just yet as there is still plenty of March and April ahead of us!
Have a wonderful rest of the week!
Weather history: On this date in 1941, NWS records show that the ?ÄúIdes of March Blizzard occurred.?Äù There were reports of the winds reaching hurricane force in the Twin Cities.?Äù As a result, 32 people died from the storm.
Weather fact: Freezing Drizzle: A drizzle that falls as a ?Äúliquid but freezes into glaze or rime upon contact with the cold ground or surface structures.?Äù
Almanac:
Sunrise: 7:33 a.m.
Sunset: 7:27 p.m.
Normal High: 36
Normal Low: 17
Regional Temperatures:
Duluth Low 15 High 31
Moorhead Low 10 High 33
Central Minn. Low 11 High 33
Marshall Low 15 High 37
Minneapolis Low 16 High 38
Rochester Low 15 High 37
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High 33 Low 22 Wind: SE 10-20 mph Prec. None
Temperature will slowly warm up throughout the week. We should see the 30s on Wednesday, the 40s on Thursday and Friday, and the 50s by the weekend! With the arrival of a cold front late Wednesday into Thursday, we could see a mixed bag of precipitation across the area.
Thursday: Variable cloudiness, 30-percent chance of light rain/snow/patchy freezing rain. High 43 Low 30 Wind: S 15-25 mph Prec. Trace-.20?Äù
Friday: Partly cloudy and warmer. High 45 Low 23 Wind: WNW 15-25 mph Prec. None
Saturday: Mostly sunny. High 45 Low 30 Wind: WNW 15-25 mph Prec. None
Sunday: Party cloudy and mild. High 53 Low 33 Wind: SSE 15-25 mph Prec. None