Parts of Minnesota saw some plowable snow Monday night into Tuesday. The heavier amounts fell across northern Minnesota into parts of Wisconsin where winter weather advisories were in effect.
Central and west central Minnesota escaped the heavier amounts of snow as the system tracked further to the north. There were reports of only some spotty light snow and some patchy freezing drizzle.
Once this system pushed out of the Upper Midwest, colder weather arrived on Tuesday as temperatures fell throughout the day. Highs were expected on Tuesday early on in the day in the 20s but by the afternoon they were expected to drop into the single digits across much of the region.
We will be chilly on Wednesday with highs in the single digits expected as Arctic high pressure returns. The good news is that the blast of cold air will only last for about 48 hours.
For Thursday, we will start to move out of the deepfreeze. We should return to the 20s on Thursday for daytime high temperatures, but by Friday and Saturday we should return to the 30s and 40s!
In case you were wondering if we were above average for temperatures in January, yes, we were! At St. Cloud, for example, the average high temperature for January was 24.5 degrees F. This was 3.1 degrees F above average.
Have an enjoyable midweek and upcoming weekend!
Weather history
It was on this date in 1933, records who that an Arctic air mass remained ?Äúentrenched across Minnesota?Äù with a morning low of -55 F reported at Warroad.
Weather fact: Did you know that meteorologists identify air masses according to where they form over the Earth? There are four categories for air masses: arctic, tropical, polar and equatorial.
Almanac
Normal High: 19
Normal Low: 0
Sunrise: 7:33 am
Sunset: 5:38 pm
Regional Temperatures:
Duluth: Low-8, High 8
Moorhead: Low 5, High 11
Central MN: Low -7, High 8
Marshall: Low -3, High 12
Minneapolis: Low -1, High 15
Rochester; Low 2, High 16
Wednesday: Partly cloudy and colder. High 8 Low -6 Wind: WNW 10-15 mph Prec. None
On the backside of the system which brought a mixed bag of moisture to the region Monday into Tuesday, colder weather will return for the midweek. It will be short-lived, however, as we should return into the lower 20s for much of the area by Thursday and even the 30s and 40s for Thursday and Friday. Some rain and snow is possible again by Friday and Saturday.
Thursday: Partly cloudy and turning warmer. High 20 Low 15 Wind: SW 10-15 mph Prec. None
Friday: Partly cloudy and mild, 20% chance of rain/snow. High 41 Low 25 Wind: WSW 10-15 mph Prec. Trace-.20
Saturday: Mostly cloudy to cloudy, 40% chance of rain/snow. High 35 Low 22 Wind: W 10-15 mph Prec. .10?Äù-.30?Äù
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 29 Low 16 Wind: WNW 15-25 mph Prec. None