Weather: Well, spring officially arrived at 5:28 a.m. CDT on Monday! We made it as winter is now officially behind us.
However, we still had winter holding on overnight Sunday night into Monday morning as a mixture of a few rain showers along with some sleet and light snow fell across parts of central, west central and northern Minnesota. This was associated with a weak cold front and an area of low pressure.
Over the weekend, of course, we had a taste of what is to come with some very mild temperatures on both Saturday and Sunday. Sunday was the warmer day, but it was very windy across most of the state of Minnesota.
Luverne, Minn., came close to hitting 70 degrees on Sunday as they reached a very mild 69 degrees F. This was only 2 degrees shy of the record high of 71 degrees set back in 2012.
A more active weather pattern will be with us by Wednesday night into Thursday, and then again for Friday as a series of weather disturbances will arrive. We should see mainly a rain event, but some light snow is also possibly along the way early in the day and also across parts of northern Minnesota. At this stage, it looks like we should dry-out just in time for the weekend.
If you are a sky watcher, this Saturday night you should be able to locate the Big Dipper in the northeast now that spring has arrived. The Big Dipper is ?Äúpart of the constellation Ursa Major, the Greater Bear.?Äù If you ?Äúfind the Big Dipper, you can also find two Hunting Dogs seen by the ancient stargazers to be nipping at the Bear?Äôs heels!?Äù
Have a great weekend!
Weather history: On this date in 1952 records show that a snowstorm dumped some heavy snow across much of the region. The Twin Cities reported 13.2 inches of snow.
Weather fact: Fogbow: A rainbow that has a white band that appears in fog, and is ?Äúfringed with red on the outside and blue on the inside.?Äù
Almanac:
Sunrise: 7:20 a.m.
Sunset: 7:37 p.m.
Normal High: 37
Normal Low: 20
Regional Temperatures:
Duluth Low 15 High 35
Moorhead Low 14 High 38
Central Minn. Low 15 High 38
Marshall Low 18 High 42
Minneapolis Low 21 High 44
Rochester Low 20 High 43
Wednesday: Partly cloudy, 20-percent chance of rain PM. High 38 Low 29 Wind: SE 10-20 mph Prec. Trace-.20?Äù
A couple of weather disturbances could bring some rain mixed with some light snow across parts of the area late Wednesday into Thursday and again for Friday. Temperatures will generally be near average or slightly above average for much of the period. We should clear out by Saturday as high pressure is expected to return.
Thursday: Variable cloudiness, 50-percent chance of light rain possibly mixed with snow early. High 40 Low 32 Wind: SE 15-25 mph Prec. Trace-.20?Äù
Friday: Mostly cloudy to cloudy, 90-percent chance of rain possibly mixed with some light snow early. High 40 Low 26 Wind: NNE 10-20 mph Prec. .10?Äù-.30?Äù
Saturday: Partly to mostly sunny. High 43 Low 27 Wind: ENE 10-20 mph Prec. None
Sunday: Mostly cloudy. High 42 Low 31 Wind: ESE 15-25 mph Prec. None