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-5 this morning, nothing to write home about so far.

No hate on Miami but go Hoosiers.

Looks like the CME has arrived at G4 levels. I’ll step outside once it gets dark. Feeling pretty blessed to have caught vivid light shows in my backyard multiple times this solar cycle.

I’m following things closely hoping to get the chance to walk into the sea caves this year if the ice is thick enough.

Refreshing -8 outside. Lots of drifting overnight.

Sad the Bears season came to an end but if you’d have told me in early September they’d win the division, beat the Packers in the playoffs and take the Rams to overtime I’d have laughed at you. Successful season, now we are doomed with a first place schedule next year. All likable teams left in the playoffs

Air temp -2 Wind Chill -27 Bundle up Minnesota

The GFS keeps Minneapolis below zero for ~72hrs next weekend. Good stuff.

-3F for the overnight low. Light pixie dust snow now, should pick up around the lunch hour.

1.3” at MSP with the overnight clipper. Similar results likely with tomorrow’s event. Snow depth 2” Interestingly the snow-depth at MSP went down to T for a few days while I was out of town. My yard has maintained a 1-2” icepack of snow cover through the warmer period.

Typical January thaw unfolding. Got up to 42 today with the snowpack down to 4” at the airport. This should be the warmest day in the foreseeable future. With a few thaws and a numerous smaller events so far this winter, there are multiple frozen compacted layers, this pack is melting much slower then if it was all from one storm. We’ve now had 1” or greater snowcover for 42 consecutive days.

Light freezing rain here this afternoon. Roads will be a skating rink. Bit of a thaw this upcoming week but nothing unusual.

December 2025 in Minneapolis finished with an average temperature of 18.9F which is 3.1F below average. There were 5 morning lows below zero with the coldest being -11F on the 14th. December saw 16.8” of snowfall, and there was at least 1” of snow on the ground everyday this month, with a peak depth of 10” on the 10th-12th

7F with 1mi visibility and snow. What a way to kick off 2026, happy New Year to everyone.

Weenie band and rapidly falling temperatures. 2025 ending on a bang in Minneapolis.