Weekend storm will ease snow drought up north
Much of Minnesota is lagging behind average snow cover for early December.
There’s a snow drought over most of Minnesota as we head into winter. And this weekend’s forecast snow event across northern Minnesota will likely help ease that deficit.
Most of Minnesota is running well behind average snowfall and snow cover for the first week of December and is still snow-free with bare ground.
Here’s a look at Friday’s snow cover across the U.S. Note how little snow covers the Rocky Mountains today.
Here’s a look at the average snow cover for Dec. 3.
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You can see that much of Minnesota is running anywhere from a few inches to more than a foot below average for snow cover for this first week in December.
Here are some select seasonal snowfall totals vs. average in Minnesota.
Location/Snowfall so far/Average
Twin Cities 1.2/8.7 inches
St. Cloud 2.1”/8.8 inches
Rochester 0.6”/6.4 inches
Duluth 6.6”/18.6 inches
International Falls 9.5”/15.3 inches
Fargo/Moorhead 4.3”/9.0 inches
The 5 to 10+ inches of snow up north this weekend should help bring most locations to near-average snowfall for the season.