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The Wednesday snow total at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was six-tenths of an inch. There was just enough snow on Wednesday to slick up some of our roads in Minnesota. The Minnesota State Patrol reported 169 crashes in Minnesota by 2:30 p.m., but thankfully there were no reports of serious injuries or fatalities.  Be aware of some lingering slick spots early on Thursday.

Thursday afternoon highs will reach the 30s across much of Minnesota, but there’ll be some 20s in north-central and northeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. We should be able to hit the lower 30s Thursday afternoon in the Twin Cities, which is about 10 degrees cooler than our average Nov. 14 high temp.

Friday highs reach the 30s in most areas, with 20s in far northern Minnesota:

The southern half of Minnesota could peak at 40 degrees or higher on Saturday:

Twin Cities metro area highs will be around 40 degrees on both days this weekend. We could hit the  lower 40s next Monday.

Take a look at this. We may have mild temps in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. The eight-to-14-day outlook (Nov. 21 through Nov. 27) from the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center indicates above normal temps for Minnesota:

 report for the week ending Sunday, Nov. 10, states:

Later in the report, which is issued by the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the following summary is given:

This chart shows how far behind the five-year average the 2019 harvest is running:

I’m sure that the rebounding temps later this week are welcome.

Weather and Climate News

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Ron Trenda

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If our recent weather has been too chilly for your tastes, hang in there. Temperatures will moderate over the next few days. And there aren’t any big snowstorms in sight. We have details on all that, plus the latest Minnesota crop report.

Temperatures rebound the next few days; near normal by the weekend

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