Weather: Snow fell across northern Minnesota into parts of central and west central Minnesota on Sunday. Some parts of northern Minnesota picked up anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of snow late Saturday night into Sunday.
Meanwhile, a cold front on Monday divided the state of Minnesota. Parts of central into southern Minnesota reached the 30s and 40s for daytime high temperatures on Monday. Across northern Minnesota, however, it was cooler on Monday as temperatures only reached the 20s and lower 30s for daytime high temperatures.
With the passage of the frontal boundary system Monday night, some light snow and light rain impacted the state of Minnesota. Some of the light snow lingered into Tuesday from central Minnesota into the Arrowhead region.
Cooler air will settle in for Wednesday and Thursday on the backside of the system as high pressure returns. Parts of northern Minnesota could fall below zero by late Thursday night into Friday morning as we are expected to tap some cooler Canadian air.
A warm front will arrive on Friday along with a southerly flow. This will bring in some warmer air to the Gopher State. We could be heading back to the 50s across parts of Minnesota by this weekend.
Cooler weather is expected to return by late Sunday into early next week along with the chance of some rain and snow.
Have a wonderful upcoming weekend and welcome to March.
Weather history: It was on this date in 1913 that a ?Äúrecord low of 24 degrees below zero degrees F is set at the St. Cloud Regional Airport.?Äù
Weather fact: Partly Sunny: Is noted when between 3/8 and 5/8 of the sky is covered by clouds. The term ?ÄúPartly Sunny?Äù is used only during daylight hours, of course.
Almanac:
Sunrise: 6:59 a.m.
Sunset: 6:08 p.m.
Normal High: 31
Normal Low: 11
Regional Temperatures:
Duluth Low 24 High 32
Moorhead Low 19 High 33
Central Minn. Low 20 High 32
Marshall Low 24 High 37
Minneapolis Low 25 High 38
Rochester Low 26 High 37
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy to cloudy, 20-percent chance of light snow. High 32 Low 17 Wind: WNW 10-20 mph Prec. .Trace-.20?Äù
Temperatures will be near average for this time of the year for the mid-week before we warm up for Friday and into the weekend. We could see the 40s and 50s over the weekend. Slightly cooler weather will return by Sunday into Monday as an area of low pressure arrives that could bring some rain possibly mixed with some snow.
Thursday: Becoming partly cloudy, with a few flurries possible early. High 28 Low 15 Wind: NNW 10-20 mph Prec. Trace-.20?Äù
Friday: Partly to mostly sunny, breezy and warmer. High 39 Low 29 Wind: S 15-25 mph Prec. None
Saturday: Partly cloudy and mild. High 51 Low 30 Wind: WSW 10-20 mph Prec. None
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, 40-percent chance of rain/snow. High 45 Low 23 Wind: E 10-15 mph Prec. Trace-.30?Äù