Cooler but still well above normal this week

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Dec. 15 has been an eventfully weird weather day for the past few years.

Nine of those touched down in Minnesota. That broke the record for the latest tornadoes of the year in Minnesota by more than a month.

 dumped heavy snow across Minnesota for days that week. Parts of the North Shore picked up 2 feet of snow a year ago.

Now we find ourselves under an unusually warm storm on Dec. 15, 2023. This system is warm enough for mostly rain across most of Minnesota. Temperatures reached the 40s again across southern Minnesota Friday.

A couple of inches of sloppy snow are likely across northern and central Minnesota by Saturday.

Precipitation tapers off Saturday, and then colder breezes kick in on Sunday and Monday. Highs will finally plunge closer to normal in the 20s.

After a chilly start next week, highs will push back toward 40 degrees again in southern Minnesota.

Rain still looks possible in the days before Christmas.

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Paul Huttner

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Another unusual December rain system for much of Minnesota.

Warm storm: Mostly rain with some sloppy snow north

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