Bright Sunday for outdoor fun; close to 50 degrees on Wednesday
Updated snow totals
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There was plenty of snow on the ground for sledding and cross-country skiing on Saturday.
The official tally from our Friday/Friday night snowstorm was 11.8 inches at MSP airport. Double-digit totals were found in much of the south and east metro, with much lower snow totals to the north and northwest.
This is how the NWS 24-hour snow map looked on Saturday:
A few additional snow totals from the Friday/Friday night storm have been posted by the National Weather Service.
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The bigger picture looks like this:
You can hover over any data point on the linked NWS snowfall map to see the location and time of the snow measurement. You can also slide the map to see snow reports in other parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Not all the snow reports are storm totals; sometimes a report comes in before the snow has ended. If you happen to go to the NWS link on Sunday, change the slider at the top to 48 hours to include all of the Friday reports.
The NWS has also posted a detailed county by county snowfall listing.
Snow pics
There’s always some work to do after a snowstorm:
The snow also provides us with recreation opportunities:
Pets seem to enjoy the new snow too:
Temperature trends
The Saturday high temperature at MSP airport was 30 degrees. That’s also our average Twin Cities high on Dec. 11.
Sunday highs will reach the mid 30s in the metro area, with 30s common across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:
Sunday wind gusts of 16-24 mph are expected:
Forecast wind gusts are in knots, with 17 knots equal to 19.6 mph.
Back to temperatures, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the upper 30s Monday and around 40 Tuesday, followed by upper 40s to around 50 on Wednesday. Lower 30s are on tap for Thursday, then we’ll top out around 30 on Friday.
Wednesday p.m. rain or mix?
NOAA’s Global Forecast System (GFS) model shows a low pressure system spreading rain into Minnesota and western Wisconsin Wednesday and Wednesday night:
A bit of snow could wrap into parts of western and northern Minnesota as the low moves into Canada late Wednesday night/early Thursday. Check forecast updates to see if the track changes.
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