The next big story will be a cold arctic airmass which will be entreched over our area by late Wednesday Thursday, highs will be in the singly digits, and lows will drop below zero several nights, some places falling below zero for the 1st time this season. It will briefly for tomarrow, but it wont feel warmer becuase of strong breezes. Another shot of flurries and light snow will accompany another arctic front passing through Wednesday Night. It will mainly be flurries in our area probably be under 1 inch. A stronger more sigificant system looks to bring a chance at higher accumulating snows Thursday Night, into Friday. I will not forecast totals for this yet, but it was worth mentioning since the clouds ahead of it should keep us from going below zero.Tuesday Night, Cold! Clearing skies with lows dropping on either side of 0.F
Wednesday, Slightly warmer, Partly Sunny and with breezy, cold winds. Highs in the low 20s. Wednesday Night, A chance of snow or flurries. Little if any accumulation under 1 inch. Lows in the mid single digits below zero.
Thursday, Cold! Arctic sunshine with highs in the mid single digits.. Thursday Night, Increasing clouds with light snow possible late. Lows in the single digits below zero.
Looking immediately at Friday we have the chance for more accumulating snows here in southeastern Minnesota. It’s too early to tell on exactly how much but totals nearing on them more sigificant end appear to be possible. This system will have to be watched becuase it targets Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa for the highest totals. This snow will be with a warm front. The arctic this Thursday will only be brief because were already looking at a significant warm up in time for next weekend into the following week. Monday the 23rd looks very warm ahead of a storm system. It gets a little interesting around Tuesday the 24th. the models are picking up on a strong storm system lifting into the Upper Midwest, but it comes with very warm air. Under this cause, southeastern Minnesota would be dealing with a good shot at rain and mild temps. while other parts of the Midwest will have a snowstorm. Behind this storm system cold air pushes south bringing a change to snow here on Wednesday the 25th. It dries out and we have fair temps with a few chances at light snows from the 26th through the 30th of January. Then the models show more mild air pushing in from the west to start off February. The chance in this weeks long range forecast is we appear to have only bursts of winter that last a week before it warms back up. More on this as it becomes available.