The pattern of being hit by a winter storm and then falling in a couple of quiet weeks has been the norm so far this winter in Minnesota, and it’s been just over two weeks since the state was last hard hit. for a storm.
Nearly 9 inches of snow were thrown in the twin cities two days before Christmas, followed by a couple of inches on December 29th. Since then, only a trail of snow has been recorded. That could change by the end of this week if a system of storms is expected to spread over the Rocky Mountains and prairies of southwestern Canada moving southward across the region.
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“A little moisture later in the week. It may start on a rainy Thursday turning into snow, and the different scenarios in terms of accumulations,” says meteorologist Sven Sundgaard.
“We seem to be seeing some snowfall, especially on Thursday night, when things cool down to Friday. The European model is the most aggressive around there: there are several possible inches of snow in the western part of the been during the day on Thursday and will probably translate into snow for us (in the twin cities) sometime after we see a bit of a mix on Thursday.
According to the National Meteorological Service’s Twin Cities office, “there is growing support for a more southerly runway” of the system, including the European model currently projecting what the weather service says would be “much bigger problems that light rain and icy rain, “and showers of snow.”
“It has a full-scale wind storm in eastern Dakotas and west of MN from Thursday to Friday,” says the NWS Twin Cities forecast forecast on the European model.
Nothing is guaranteed so ahead of the storm system, as it could easily stay north and impact Canada leaving Minnesota windy and mostly dry.
However, the NWS Duluth office mentions in its discussion of forecasts that the model guide indicates “increasing probabilities of significant snow accumulation” in its northern Minnesota forecast area.