Twice this week, temperatures rose to record highs as January continues to get warmer in Minnesota. According to the National Weather Service Twin Cities, the mercury touched 52 degrees Thursday at Minneapolis-St.
In its forecast discussion, the National Weather Service says there's "increasing confidence" of snow in eastern Minnesota on Saturday, but as things stand there's only a 24% chance of snow in excess of an inch in the Twin Cities. Areas north of I-94 could see 2+ inches of snow, though.
While the wait goes on for meaningful snow in the Twin Cities, Minnesota's North Shore is set for a significant amount this weekend. A winter storm watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Lake Superior shore, where up to 10 inches of snow could fall on Saturday and Sunday.
While locations 1,200 to 1,500 miles away are getting pummeled with a historic winter blast, Minnesota remains cold and dry — and there's no sign of significant snow in the forecast. That said, there are some hints that a more active February is in store for Minnesota.
The northernmost 33 counties in Minnesota (nearly half of the state - all shown in dark blue above) will see an extreme cold warning, which goes into effect at 6 pm on Saturday night and stays in place through noon on Tuesday.
While we can expect the lower 40s for highs here in Central Minnesota on Tuesday, part of our state will have much more winter-like weather.
Experience Minnesota’s thaw with temps reaching the mid-40s with sunshine this week. Don’t get too comfortable— subzero temperatures return by Sunday night.
Minnesota has had hardly any snow so far this winter. But we could finally get more soon based on the latest predictions.
(KNSI) — The National Weather Service has issued an extreme cold warning in effect until noon on Tuesday. A dangerous cold snap has central Minnesota in its icy grip, with wind chills expected to plummet as low as -41.
The rare winter storm that hit the southern U.S. dumped significant amounts of snow on areas that usually get none.
For the second day this week, temperatures rose to record highs as January continues to get warmer in Minnesota. According to the National Weather Service Twin Cities, the mercury touched 52 degrees Thursday at the Minneapolis-St.
Rochester, which has averaged a high of 23 degrees at this time, beat its previous record high of 48 degrees on Jan. 30, 1919. The city reached 56 degrees by Thursday evening, according to the National Weather Service Twin Cities. Duluth came within one degree of its 1890 record of 44 degrees.