A rainy gale of November
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Rain and then wind have been coming our way yesterday and overnight. Rain was heavy at times and amounted to about 2 inches in the Twin Cities.
This morning the rain has ended in most of the state but continues mainly in the northeastern part of the state as well as much of Wisconsin.
Winds gusted in excess of 50 mph in parts of southern Minnesota during the night, including a peak gust of 53 mph in St. James. The winds have backed off a bit this morning but they will get your attention throughout the day.
Wind advisories will continue across southern and west central Minnesota. Wind in open areas of southern Minnesota will continue to gust to more than 40 mph at times. In the core of the Twin Cities, peak gusts will be mainly in the 30 to 35 mph range.
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The rain will become mixed with and gradually change over to all snow in northeastern Minnesota this afternoon. A winter weather advisory has been issued for the Arrowhead of Minnesota north of Duluth beginning at 2 p.m. today. Accumulations of about 3 to 5 inches are likely from Hibbing to Ely, Two Harbors and Grand Marais.
A winter weather advisory will go into effect at 8 p.m. for 3 to 6 inches in the Lake Superior snow belt of northwestern Wisconsin including Superior, Bayfield and Ashland. Lesser amounts are likely south of the advisories. Duluth might get around 1 to 3 inches by tomorrow morning.
The huge storm is centered over Green Bay, Wis., this morning and will be spinning over the Great Lakes today. Gale warnings have been posted for all five Great Lakes. Waves of 20 feet to occasionally 25 feet are likely on southern Lake Michigan by later today and continuing into tomorrow.
Our wind will begin to taper off a bit late today as the tight pressure gradient shifts farther to the east.
Temperatures today will be nearly steady or even slowly falling as colder air pours into the state.
The weekend looks great, though, courtesy of an eastbound warm front.
Sunday should be a great day for a walk in a park as afternoon temperatures reach well into the 50s in much of Minnesota.
