Cooler but still well above normal this week

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How about the Ann Bancroft or Will Steger polar explorer costume this Halloween? Or maybe 

We may not feel the gales of November Thursday, but this will go down as the one of the colder Halloweens in Minnesota history. Temperatures Thursday will hover in the 30s in most of Minnesota. 

The good news? Thursday will be mostly dry across Minnesota with light winds.

Halloween climatology from the Minnesota DNR Climate Working Group

Looking for snow this Halloween? You’ll only have to drive a few hours southeast. A band of 3 to 6 inches will fall from eastern Iowa through northern Illinois into Wisconsin. Travel in these zones will be more trick than treat. 

Here’s the view from the Chicago National Weather Service.

And here’s the picture across southern Wisconsin from the National Weather Service Milwaukee.

The temperature maps keep coming up 30s for most of Minnesota through next week. The Twin Cities may recover into the 40s for a couple of days early next week.

I’ve written many times about how the Halloween megastorm was one of the most memorable weather days in Minnesota. It still stands as 

one of the biggest days of my weather career

I am actually surprised that this storm still stands as the biggest snowfall on record for much of Minnesota including the Twin Cities. 

Here’s the megastorm wrap from the Minnesota DNR Climate Working Group.

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This will be one of the colder Halloweens on record in Minnesota.

Peggy Ryan crafted an Edmund Fitzgerald costume for her grandson.

Courtesy of Peggy Ryan

Temperature forecast for 5 pm Thursday afternoon

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