Weather chats with Mark Seeley

Warm, foggy November doesn’t mean Minnesotans will escape freezing rain season

Foggy morning in the woods
A foggy late-fall morning in Swede Hollow.
Eric Romani | MPR News

Minnesotans around the state have been waking up to foggy, dewy weather so far this November as rain hangs over the state.

“In fact, probably the most widespread fog of the season so far is evident across the landscape this morning,” said climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley on Friday’s Morning Edition.

Temperatures have averaged 6 to 8 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, making this season one of the warmest meteorological falls in state history. But that doesn’t mean it will stay that way. Seeley warned in his weather chat with MPR News guest host Phil Picardi that mid-November to December is peak “freezing rain season.”

Listen to the full conversation by clicking play on the player above.