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1 hour ago, Roger Smith said:

Nov 1, 1991

1 hour ago, michsnowfreak said:

Only 1 week of model mayhem to go. It's funny that 7 days out, the Euro, GFS, and Canadian are shockingly similar. Im sure as we get closer they will diverge more.

Fully expecting mby to see less then 4” through this period but it’s absolutely wonderful to have lots of active wx to track in the region.

2 hours ago, SchaumburgStormer said:

I have a 2 year old who has yet to go sledding due to the lack of snow the past couple seasons. She is old enough to keep up with her big siblings now, so hoping to be buried (mostly so I can send their asses outside and get some peace and quiet, lol). 

We got our 2 year old on skis this year. He loves sledding, and seems to really enjoy skiing too.

Mood flakes all morning here. 

Spitting flurries today, lakes starting to freeze up, hopefully for good. 

10 hours ago, mississaugasnow said:

The hype about this new pattern has spread to social media so this will be a bit funny if nothing happens in my region. Lots of talk of monster winter storms and frigid air. 

I’m in some skiing groups on FB and there is already talk of a big dog around 1/9 like it’s set in stone. The average person doesn’t know not to take the GFS verbatim a week out. 

The first day of 2024 in Minneapolis featured a high of 25 with 1” snow depth. 
 

Xmas weather feels like a distant memory.

0.7” overnight. Ground is white

Got my final ski day of 2023 in today and conditions were better then expected. Shoutout to Welch Village for still having a dozen runs worth skiing open, even after the deluge. It’s been a rough start to the season but they have invested heavily in snowmaking and it’s the best skiing south of Duluth. 

1.60” storm total here. Might add a few hundredths more.

Minneapolis set a record high again today reaching 54, breaking the old record of 52. I actually did some yard work in a t-shirt today. 
 

Steady light rain will be ongoing all night. This was a fun one to track even though it was wet instead of white.

Our ~32 hour rain event is underway. Temps maxed out at 54 degrees. Minneapolis seems to be in the sweet spot to end up in the warm sector longer then almost every other area in the Midwest. The cold tongue punches quite a bit southeast of us. 

As expected the record high for today was broken at 3am. Currently we’ve surged up to 50, models are trending the heaviest rain totals to my west now.

12/24 is low hanging fruit for high temperature records in Minneapolis. Current record is 46, the forecast high tomorrow is 55. The low tomorrow might be warmer then the previous record high. Last year Minneapolis stayed below zero on 12/22-23 and only rose to 7 on 12/24. 

6 hours ago, weatherbo said:

Low of only 33 overnight. Might be my last day on the lake for about a week. Ice is 4 inches but getting a little soupy. 
decent shot at some lake enhanced snow in about 5 days. 1.5” of snow left up at the house. 

Be careful. Someone drowned in Northwest Minnesota overnight after their ATV fell through the ice. 

The upside to the 2”+ of rainfall we are going to see tomorrow is deep soil moisture will get replenished. 2 summers of flash drought have really sapped soil moisture. The downside is what it will do to my ski hill. 

1 hour ago, mnchaserguy said:

Euro has picked up on it too, although not quite as drastic.


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And now with the 12z run the GFS keeps us all rain with nearly 2” falling. 

GFS has latched onto the idea of backside accumulating snow on Tuesday, while the low spins in place. Something to track and be disappointed by while everything is closed for the holidays. 

The past 6 years of seasonal snowfall in Minneapolis. Average is 54”

22/23 - 90.7”

21/22 - 50.2”

20/21 - 48.7”

19/20 - 51.5”

18/19 - 77.1”

17/18 - 78.3”

We are due for a clunker. 

There are 6 ski hills open daily within a 75 minute drive from my house. Not every winter is going to be frigid and snowy but I still get to enjoy my winter hobbies. Throwing my gear in the car for a hump day shred sesh right now. 
 

Long term post Xmas rains look better here. Still a long way to go this winter.

Both the GFS and Euro are showing backside accumulating snow occulating into my area behind the Christmas rains. Long way off but interesting to see both models showing that feature.

16 minutes ago, hardypalmguy said:

I have about 60 unprotected windmill palms outside that I'm testing for hardiness. 

Selective breeding? Send me one, I’ll plant it in my in-laws backyard, they are about a mile north of the 45th parallel. 

12/24 record high in Minneapolis is 46, current forecast is 49 and lots of rain. 

Low of 17. Had a dusting of snow at work, nothing at home. 

Pretty hefty snow squalls in Duluth this evening. Canal Cam shows the wind really whipping.