[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4bze5gHalY&w=420&h=315] BLIZZARD WINDING DOWN: The storm is still ongoing as a I type this across the state. It will be tapering off slowly from west to east through the day. Ending in the late morning or early afternoon hours along and west of Interstate 35 and east of there by the evening hours. Winds …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdfODHQXndc&w=640&h=480] TALKING SNOW: A weak disturbance today will move across the northern counties of the state into Minnesota. This may bring a few flurries or light snow showers to that area. Little if any accumulation with that is expected at this time. The storm that has everyone’s attention right now is the one coming …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyYuPN9VtFQ&w=640&h=480] AHEAD OF THE STORM: Readings will be at or just slightly above average for the next few days before the next storm moves in late Wednesday into Thursday. There will be a lot of clouds around with several disturbances that will be brushing the state. One today will be moving to our south …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqLIdSKfK24&w=640&h=480] PREPPING: Today will see some backwash cloudiness from the departing storm system over the Great Lakes. More clouds over the east than in the west, thus temperatures will be in the 30s to near 40 across most of the state today with a slight chance of seeing a flurry or sprinkle across the …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzkUnTU9tiA&w=640&h=480] RAINY DAY: Rain will begin the day but become less numerous as drier air will move through the state later today. The rain won’t completely go away, just become more scattered and lighter. Most of the rainfall was last night so amounts by later today should be over a half inch to perhaps …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi9atv1G1Hc&w=640&h=480] ANOTHER WARM DAY: With regards to the middle of December, 40s and 50s are not typical of this time of year, so a warm day is in store again across the state with increasing cloudiness with the storm system approaching from the southwest. RAINY SATURDAY: No real changes with the system late tonight …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIkqAd0brN8&w=640&h=480] SEASONALLY WARM: No real change from yesterday with regards to the rest of this week. Readings will remain above seasonal levels with upper 30s to lower 50s across the state with sunny skies and a few passing clouds. The winds will be breezy at times out of the south bringing the warmth into …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biTr8CQQ8es&w=640&h=480] WARMER AND STILL DRY: The benign pattern continues over the state through the rest of the work week with a slow warm up still forecast. Readings today will be in the upper 30s north where there is a little snow on the ground to the mid to upper 40s across the south with …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5SQtWYGvVw&w=640&h=480] A QUIET WARMING: The weather is going to be fairly benign across the state for the rest of this week before a storm may move through with some rain and snow possible this weekend. Up to that time, temperatures will be rebounding slowly toward and above seasonal averages for this time of year. …