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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. 

12 minutes ago, It's Always Sunny said:

Yeah it may teeter-tot a bit before it flips to all snow (hopefully) around 1-2pm CT. National Weather Service has it flipping to all FZRA at 2pm through 6pm but I'm just not seeing it.

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 

17 minutes ago, It's Always Sunny said:

Pesky warm nose probably going to chip into what was once looking like decent snowfall for MSP:

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.

55 minutes ago, purduewx80 said:

Pretty good signal for TSSN and/or TSPL with the deepening lows passing by too. Heck of a way to end a warm spell. 

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 

Mood flakes most of the day totaled 0.4” bringing our monthly total up to 9.1” 

High temp today of 29. Feels and looks like mid winter.

Will be skiing soon enough. Today is our 4th day in a row with snow otg which has to put us in the top spot or two for October. 
 

I’ve lived in Minneapolis for a little less then five years and have already experienced the snowiest February, April and now October on record.

Steady light snow this morning, even pockets of moderate showing up. Refreshing our October snowpack. 

3 hours ago, Minnesota_storms said:

All time October lows may be broken in Minnesota next week with December weather.

Central and northern Minnesota will see single digit lows. Might have to start looking at record ice-in dates on some of the lakes.