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00:00Well, the cold front is moving across the state today out ahead of it, milder
00:03temperatures, and we're watching a messy spring storm for the weekend, rain and
00:07snow and a couple more chances next week.
00:19So we've got a cold front sweeping across the state today. Gusty northwest
00:23winds behind it, but southern Minnesota will still squeeze out a mild day today,
00:27probably low fifties early afternoon and then temperatures will hold steady or
00:31fall through the afternoon as that colder air moves in. But you're also
00:34gonna notice the winds pretty gusty, especially midday in the afternoon and
00:38especially in western Minnesota. Sustained wind speeds at 2025 miles an
00:41hour, with gusts of up to 30, even 40 miles an hour in the western part of
00:46the state. Not dramatically cold air. In fact, temperatures tomorrow will be
00:50closer to normal. But today, nice little warm up for one day. Low fifties here,
00:56but notice the contrast twenties behind that front only in northwestern
01:00Minnesota. So below normal temperatures for northern Minnesota. These readings,
01:02of course, above normal here in southern Minnesota. Normal high is about 44 45.
01:06So we're gonna be right in that realm or above it today and tomorrow. Tonight's
01:11gonna be pretty cold, though, down to 20 coldest night since last Saturday
01:14night and sub zero up along the international border. So tomorrow will
01:18be cooler, but we're still talking mid to upper forties, which is right around
01:21normal. Still some fifties in southwestern Minnesota, but thirties in
01:24the northeastern part of the state. Closer to normal tomorrow, though
01:28slightly above normal in the West, and that cooler air will help set up the
01:31system for the weekend. Not quite cold enough for to be all snow, but
01:35definitely cold enough for to be mostly snow eventually in the northeastern
01:39part of the state. Eso that moisture already pluming out across the western
01:44part of the country here, the Pacific Northwest getting some rain and snow
01:47today. That's the system headed towards us for tomorrow night into Sunday
01:50winter storm watch for northeastern Minnesota. So Carlton County, ST Louis
01:55Lake and Cook counties potential easily for over a half foot of heavy, wet snow
01:59in those areas. So they'll see a bit of a mix to start, but it'll turn quickly
02:02to snow for northern Minnesota. While we will see mostly rain tomorrow night,
02:07and then it will transition to snow slowly during the day Sunday, and it's
02:11hard to get snow to accumulate during the daylight hours because of the
02:14strong sun. Even when it's cloudy, the sun is getting through the surfaces. So
02:18little slushy accumulation, probably Sunday evening and overnight here in
02:21southern Minnesota, but probably an inch or less. But look at the snow pile
02:25up along the North Shore. We're talking 6 to 12 inches of snow there, and I
02:30think many places in the rest of northeastern Minnesota away from Lake
02:33Superior will get a half foot of snow to and lots of water in it, and we all
02:37need that. Two thirds of the state is still classified as moderate drought.
02:41So up to an inch of liquid equivalent precip for the North Shore, less here
02:45in southern Minnesota. So not only will we see more rain than snow, but
02:48we're gonna be on the southern end of any significant moisture anyway. But we
02:52are still watching another system for Monday night into Tuesday, and I talked
02:55about this yesterday. The timing would be everything. Now it looks to be more
02:58during the day Tuesday, so that means more light rain showers versus snow. But
03:03that timing could change again. So still watch Monday night into Tuesday
03:07carefully. We're in an active pattern with a fast moving jet stream. So every
03:11other day, a disturbance moves through somewhere in the region. Not big
03:15storms, but definitely need to watch the precip types and timing. But 53
03:20this afternoon. High temperature probably be early afternoon versus late
03:24afternoon, which is more typical because that cold front coming through
03:27sunshine to start tomorrow. Clouds will increase 46. That's again close to
03:31normal. Sunday rain turns to snow showers. We'll already see some rain
03:36showers late tomorrow evening by 10 11 p.m. But then that will transition to
03:40snow late in the day on Sunday, and then temperatures are near above normal
03:44next week by Thursday. Upper fifties and some of the models have us back in
03:47the sixties by the end of next week. Next Friday.