It still appears that mainly eastern North Dakota and much of Minnesota, both the northern and southern portions of the state will record some light snow on Saturday. The heavier precipitation (rain/snow) should be in the southern portion of Minnesota. There will be another storm toward the middle of next week and although that is… Read more The Pattern Change
Month: January 2021
Coldest So Far
Where it was clear this morning, temperatures dropped into the -20s and even a few spots hitting the magically -30° or colder level. This should be the coldest morning in the short term as warmer air will be moving into the area as we move closer to the weekend. The weekend still looks like some… Read more Coldest So Far
Finally Winter
Most of the winter of 2020-2021 has been mild to this point, but this morning temperatures are well below average, mainly in the northern tier of North Dakota. Low temperatures through 7 AM can be seen in the graphic below. Warmer temperatures and a threat of snow for the upcoming weekend. At the moment it… Read more Finally Winter
Back to Average
Minimums this morning were much closer to seasonal averages. The boundary between the +10s and -0s/-10s served as a focusing area for light snow today. Although precipitation amounts were mostly light, the snow was fluffy and ended up over 1 inch in some areas. Temperatures remaining near or slightly below average for the next few… Read more Back to Average
Bismarck has a Negative
Until this morning Bismarck officially had not recorded a low temperature below 0˚ F. The graphic below are the lows from NDAWN (North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network) stations. The -2˚ is the Mandan station, but the Bismarck Airport (KBIS) had a low of -1˚F. That was the first negative of the season and also the… Read more Bismarck has a Negative