1/14/2024 0 Comments Night beautiful snow sceneryThere will be a little light snow in the morning with skies turning drier in the afternoon. Temperatures in the Twin Cities will start in the low/mid 20s in the morning and will warm into the lower 30s by the afternoon, which will be nearly -5F below average for this time of the year. Skies will be dry and sunny with a northwesterly wind gusting close to 20mph-25mph, which will make it feel like the single digits all day. ![]() The weather outlook for the Twin Cities on Monday, November 27th will still be chillier than average with temperatures only warming into the low/mid 20s, which will be nearly -10F to -15F below average for this time of the year. With that being said, nearly 18% of the state is still in a severe drought, which has improved from 34% nearly 3 months ago. Heavy rains during the month of September have helped the drought situation quite a bit across the state. The 2nd snowiest month tends to be January with nearly 11" falling in the metro. The snowiest month tends to be in December with more than a foot falling. The 30-year average from 1993 to 2022 suggests that we typically see around 5.5" of snow during the month of November. We did manage to pick up close to 0.5" of snow at the MSP Airport Saturday night into Sunday, which is tied for the 16th least snowy November on record. Precipitation is running nearly -1.34" below average, which is tied for the 3rd start to any November on record. Warmer & Drier Start to November So FarÄespite being chillier as of late, this has been a fairly warm month with the average temperature in the Twin Cities running nearly +4.8F above average, which is the 12th warmest start to any November on record. Later in the week, there could be a bigger storm system developing across the Midwest with areas of rain and snow. Here's the weather outlook through next week, which shows mostly quiet conditions region-wide through much of the week. See more from the MN DNR HERE: Weather Outlook Through Next Weekend ![]() Winter sports fans also seemed to welcome the winter wonderland scene." While the storm was severe in parts of the state and brought rush hour to a crawl, it brought needed moisture to most of Minnesota. Another interesting phenomena with this storm was that lightning was observed during the falling snow on the evening of November 26th in the Twin Cities. The lake walk along in canal park was damaged by waves and driftwood crashing up on shore. A peak wind gust of 52 mph was observed at the lift bridge and estimated 10 foot waves were observed. The storm also brought strong winds to the Duluth Harbor. And the Willmar single storm total record remains 30.7 inches from November 29 - December 2, 1985. The state record remains 46.5 inches also set at Wolf Ridge on January 6-8, 1994. 30.4 inches for Willmar in a single storm event is a lot of snow, but did not break the record for the state or Willmar. The state record is 36.0 inches set on Januat Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center near Finland. ![]() The 21.0 inches was a single day snowfall record for Willmar, but not the state. A little snow on the 26th and additional snow after 8am on the 27th brought the total to 30.4 inches. The heaviest snow was centered around Willmar where 21.0 inches fell in a 24-hour period ending at 8am on November 27th. A swath of heavy snow fell over central Minnesota. "After nearly a month of balmy November weather a powerful, slow-moving winter storm hit Minnesota.
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