OrdIowPitMsp

Yep, finished with 5.5” officially which sets a new daily record for the date (5.0 in 1896) and brings our seasonal total up to 14.8” We had a few hours of +SN and the pivot worked out for us. Oh what could have been if we hadn’t had the ice earlier...

Snow is wrapping up measured an average of 4.80” over 3 spots in the backyard. Solid slush/crust layer from this mornings wintry mix with powdery snow on top.

Stacking nicely atm but this will end in my neck of the woods sooner then later. Airport will probably end up 3-4” while west metro and areas closer to Duluth see 6-8”

Thanks for robbing us of moisture guys. Jk enjoy the storms.

50/50 liquid frozen right now. Totals will definitely take a hit imby but west metro should still clean up.

Now the NWS is saying mostly -FZRN and -FZDZ here until 6pm then heavy snow accumulating 4-5” what a dynamic situation.

I’m working in the east metro (Woodbury) right now where it is primarily sleet currently. My home is 1.5 miles due north of the MSP airport so I’ll see what it’s doing there when I’m home in a few hours

Yikes hopefully things cool off a bit more. Was worried we’d be on the eastern edge. Getting some sleet and snow mix right now. Actually becoming mostly snow as I type this.

This is the kind of messaging I love waking up to. Should be a fun afternoon. “Winter Storm Warning URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 452 AM CST Tue Nov 10 2020 ...ICE STORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY... ...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... ...SOME SHIFTING OF THIS BAND EAST OR WEST IS STILL POSSIBLE... .A complex system is taking aim at the region, bringing a myriad of weather impacts through the late evening hours. Freezing rain is expected across extreme southern Minnesota where up to one quarter inch of ice may accumulate along with a slushy inch of snow. Further north, a narrow swath of heavy snow looks to set roughly along a line from Mankato to the Twin Cities to Luck WI. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for this area where 4 to 7 inches of snow is expected. Timing of the heaviest snow will from the early afternoon through the evening commute. Isolated higher snow totals are possible, but it will be highly dependent on the track of the storm. Lesser amounts in the 2 to 5 inch range are expected on either side of this band, where a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect. Use caution if traveling and monitor further updates to the forecast, as even small shifts in the track could greatly alter the expected impacts.”

Guess the frontal passage.

Let’s see if this pans out. Inside 24hrs so it’s basically a nowcast.

NWS service agrees. Winter Storm Watch for 4-7” of snow tomorrow afternoon. If this verifies Minneapolis will be having one heck of a hot streak this autumn.

Cold front has blasted its way through. Temps have dropped ~15 degrees in the past hour and change. Hi-Res models are beginning to come into focus on tomorrow’s snow and the totals are becoming more robust. Might end up more like a 2-4” event around here or somewhere close by.

Might luck out 1-2” of snow tomorrow. My gut says the narrow band will setup better to the southeast but we shall see.

Just took the dog out and dews are in the mid 50s. It felt a little muggy outside.

While Minneapolis didn’t break the November monthly record high, we did set a daily record high of 75 today.

Also worth mentioning that the all time November record high temp in Minneapolis is 77. Very likely could see the monthly record fall today.

Forecast high of 77 today. The record on this date is 73 set way back in the Stone Age of 2016.

Yesterday’s high of 74 at MSP tied the record from 1975. 26 degrees above average

High of 75 at MSP today breaks the record of 74 from 1978. Two weeks ago we saw 7.9” of snow.

Dropped to 27 and now temps slowly rising this evening. Warm week on tap which will be great for someone like me who works outside. Return to winter next weekend perhaps?

The last of the 10/20 snowstorm melted off my deck today. Just piles imby. Shaded north facing spots in the metro still have snowcover but melting quickly. Remarkable we went 10+ days of snowcover in spots in October.

I always felt growing up in Chicagoland we got shafted being on the eastern edge of a time zone because in the summer we’d have these early sunrises and “relatively” early sunsets. Works out better being further west in Iowa or Minnesota.

Some records from over the weekend

Backyard sensor is reading 14F this morning. By far the coldest air of the season