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Sharp Cold Front, Sigificant cool down by Thursday. Highs cooling to the 50s With Several hard freezes are likely over the weekend.

Regional weather view. A storm system will be making the top of the news story in the Upper Midwest over the end of this week as it makes its way through the Upper Midwest bringing significantly colder temperatures region wide. The low pressure system is expected to track across Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin.  Enough cold …

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Fall Color Report #4

Fall Color Report # 4 September 27th 2012. Fall colors are really getting a jump start across Southeastern Minnesota! Warm daytime temperatures are causing trees to rapidly change colors.  Cannon Falls and Austin are reporting Moderate color. Here earlier and mid changing trees are producing high color in beautiful shades of orange, maroon and yellow. …

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Very dry weather pattern in place next several days. Sunny every day, temperatures in the 70s with calm winds.

Regional weather view. An area of blocking high pressure will bring a long string of sunny calm days to all of the Upper Midwest for the next week. This is unfortunately bad news because it is worsening drought conditions across this region which really needs widespread good rainfall. Look for every day to repete its …

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Freeze/Freeze this morning, lows ranged from the lower 30s to as cold as the upper 20s. Growing season has ended for most of the area.

Widespread frost in the back yard on the morning of September 23rd. It was a cold morning throughout the area today as the 1st very cool frosty night of the season occurred behind a system that brought the 1st snowflakes to Northern Minnesota. The cool conditions send temperatures falling into the upper 20s to lower …

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Frost Advisory Monday Morning For Far Eastern Iowa

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a Frost Advisory effective from Midnight until 7am Monday Morning for the following counties, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Jackson, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine and Scott. Temperatures will drop down into the lower 30s in these areas tonight which will lead to some light frost that may …

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Very Chilly and breezy Weekend ahead. Cold front will bring very little rainfall but sigificantly cooler air. Widespread hard frosts looking likely Saturday Night lows falling to the lower 30s. Then warm up next week. Updated X1

Regional weather view. The 1st very fall like weather system will be making at least a few headlines across the Upper Midwest for this weekend. A small but strong system will push a cold front through the region on Friday, bringing rain, and even a few early pre winter snowflakes to Northern Minnesota, where a …