Regional Weather View.

A strong arctic cold front will sweep into the region delivering very cold air from the north. There may be some light snows with this front in Iowa and that will be the only precip to speak of. The main story with this will be the coldest air of the season so far across much of the northern states.

   Local View.

Tomorrow ahead of the arctic front moving south we can expect a warmer day with the sun finally showing it’s face some what, Winds should  fairly light with highs making it to the middle to upper 20s. Lows will be in the upper single digits. Thursday and Friday the front will have passed and arctic air will really begin to settle in. The coldest temperatures of the season so far are expected as highs only raise into teens both days, and lows fall into the lower single digits if now below zero both nights. Both days will be full of sunshine, but with snowcover, it will be quite cold. Friday will be the coldest day as highs barely make it into the lower to mid 10s. Saturday a with a wind shift an moderation in temperatures we can expect highs to raise to the upper 20s with sunshine. by Sunday we should have warmed up pretty nicely for temperatures, by then we can expect lower to middle 30s for highs mid 30s would be especially possible for inner city Rochester, with lows in the teens to 20s.

Wednesday, Sunny, to partly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 20s. Wednesday Night, Partly cloudy with lows in the low 10s.

Thursday, Much colder, Very cold with arctic sunshine, breezy very cold wind chills. Highs in the mid to upper 10s. Tuesday Night, Very Cold!!! Clear skies, Coldest temps of the season so far, with lows in the lower single digits above zero, some places fall to zero if not slightly below.

Friday, Very Cold!!! Arctic Sunshine highs in the upper single digits to low 10s. Friday Night, Very Cold!!! Clear skies with lows in the single digits above zero, to single digits below zero.
  
Saturday, Much Warmer, Sunny skies with highs in the lower to mid 20s. Saturday Night, Clear skies lows in the upper 10s.  

Sunday, Warmer, Nice! Sunny with highs in the low 30s to mid 30s. Sunday Night, Clear skies, lows in the low to mid 20s.

Looking Ahead

Next week starts out dry and mild, then a cold front passes through dry and brings in cooler conditions. Then Friday the 16th a strong low pressure system passes just southeast of the area bringing a snowstorm east of the area to Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. For the local area, bitterly cold air with light snows look likely. Of course this system will need to be kept an eye on for any western shifts that may bring it closer to the area. It remains cold and dry through the 19th before weak systems start moving into the area bringing light snow off an on. Another system may start to approach the area just before Christmas and deliver the areas some chance at snow. Stay tuned as the weeks ahead approach.