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Dense fog advisory extended in central and northern MN
The National Weather Service has extended the dense fog advisory into this afternoon and evening for parts of central and northern Minnesota: From the northern part of the Twin Cities metro area to Willmar and Marshall, the dense fog advisory goes to 3 p.m. this afternoon. From St. Cloud to Fergus Falls to Morris, the dense fog advisory goes to…
Mild temps, rain returns
We’ve seen some dense fog over much of Minnesota this morning, with many spots reporting visibilities below 1/4 of a mile. With morning temperatures near freezing, there could be slick spots on some roads, ramps, driveways and sidewalks. A dense fog advisory remains in effect until noon for much of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities: The…
Dense fog this morning
Visibilities are 1/4 mile or lower over most of Minnesota this morning. There is a dense fog advisory for Minnesota and western Wisconsin to 9 a.m. With temperatures below freezing in most areas, you could run into some slick spots on roads, driveways and sidewalks:
A sunshiny Saturday for most of us
Overnight low temperatures have been unseasonably mild One benefit from the recent bleak low clouds has been that they provided a blanket to prevent our nighttime temperatures from cooling to normal values. The normal low for the Twin Cities today is 20 and the record low is 16 below (1977). Lawns remain greener than normal.…
Mostly 30s for our Friday; into the 40s this weekend
Our official high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 37 degrees on Thanksgiving day. We can be thankful that it wasn’t 5 or 6 degrees cooler near the ground, or that mix of wet snow and light rain would have caused slick roads and sidewalks. Our Friday highs will be in the 30s over…
30s for Thanksgiving; weekend warmup
I hope that you have a great Thanksgiving! Minnesota high temperatures will be in the 30s today and Friday, which is very typical for this time of year. The average high for today in the Twin Cities is 36 degrees. Most Minnesotans have some snow on the ground this Thanksgiving morning. How rare is Thanksgiving morning…