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Weather and Climate News

January is back!

January is back!

January has returned from its sabbatical. Temperatures dropped down to a seasonable range or colder for most of Minnesota Wednesday morning. International Falls reported a chilly 22 degrees below zero before 6 a.m. The Twin Cities area fell into the upper single digits. Bare-ground areas such as the Twin Cities would be colder if there…
by Bill Endersen

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A mild start to the week; arctic chill arrives in the metro area on Friday

A mild start to the week; arctic chill arrives in the metro area on Friday

I enjoyed about one hour of sunshine in St. Paul Sunday afternoon. Other spots in the Twin Cities metro area probably saw a bit more or a bit less than one hour of sunshine. The lucky residents of south-central Minnesota enjoyed sunshine most of Sunday afternoon: I sometimes wonder if anyone hops into the car…
by Ron Trenda

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A mild Sunday and Monday, arctic chill later in the week; east coast snow

A mild Sunday and Monday, arctic chill later in the week; east coast snow

It seems strange to say “mild” when Twin Cities high temps are only in the lower 30s, but this is January in Minnesota, and much colder temps are possible this time of year. Temperature trends Sunday afternoon highs are expected to reach the lower 30s across much of the southern half of Minnesota, with mainly…
by Ron Trenda

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19 inches of snow in Mexico(Missouri); mild Sunday temps here

19 inches of snow in Mexico(Missouri); mild Sunday temps here

This tweet caught my eye: 3PM Storm Total snow amounts across the area. #stlwx #mowx #ilwx #midmowx pic.twitter.com/lQ1usDOdT4 — NWS St. Louis (@NWSStLouis) January 12, 2019 It turns out that Mexico is the name of a small city to the northeast of Columbia, Missouri. A winter storm dumped heavy snow in portions of far southern…
by Ron Trenda

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