Valentine's Day brought brief return of winter, but another warm wave on the way
Mother Nature celebrated Valentine’s Day with a brief return to winter with the heaviest snowfall of the season for many parts of the state, resulting in several hundred crashes according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
While the cold has lingered briefly, retired climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley told MPR News’ Cathy Wurzer he expects temperatures to warm up again over the weekend and stick around for the rest of February.
Hear more about the winter whiplash and what’s on track to be the warmest meteorological winter yet in their weekly weather chat on Morning Edition.
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