Paul Huttner
@paulhuttnerweather.bsky.social
MPR News chief meteorologist. Weather, guitars, and sunsets make me happy.
One more balmy weekend in our seemingly perpetual autumn. 🌡️
Weather maps hit change mode next week.
Showers Mon w/ snow in the far north Tue.
Forecast models wrestling with a potentially bigger rain/snow event Thanksgiving weekend. 🌧️❄️
Stay tuned.
#mnwx
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Weather maps hit change mode next week.
Showers Mon w/ snow in the far north Tue.
Forecast models wrestling with a potentially bigger rain/snow event Thanksgiving weekend. 🌧️❄️
Stay tuned.
#mnwx
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Mild weekend ahead; still watching possible snow chances late Thanksgiving weekend
A nice for November weekend is ahead. Then we’re watching forecast models become more unsettled as we move through Thanksgiving week.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
One more balmy weekend in our seemingly perpetual autumn. 🌡️
Weather maps hit change mode next week.
Showers Mon w/ snow in the far north Tue.
Forecast models wrestling with a potentially bigger rain/snow event Thanksgiving weekend. 🌧️❄️
Stay tuned.
#mnwx
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Weather maps hit change mode next week.
Showers Mon w/ snow in the far north Tue.
Forecast models wrestling with a potentially bigger rain/snow event Thanksgiving weekend. 🌧️❄️
Stay tuned.
#mnwx
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European model trending toward rain changing to accumulating snow next Tuesday.
Keeping an eye on this as we approach pre-Thanksgiving travel!
#mnwx
Keeping an eye on this as we approach pre-Thanksgiving travel!
#mnwx
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
European model trending toward rain changing to accumulating snow next Tuesday.
Keeping an eye on this as we approach pre-Thanksgiving travel!
#mnwx
Keeping an eye on this as we approach pre-Thanksgiving travel!
#mnwx
Don't look now, but the weather maps are hinting at some "interesting" - possibly wintry - weather by Thanksgiving weekend.
It's still 10 days out so forecast confidence is low at this point. But we're watching...
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It's still 10 days out so forecast confidence is low at this point. But we're watching...
#mnwx
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Much colder and possible snow by Thanksgiving weekend
It’s been a mild November around Minnesota. But weather patterns look likely to shift as we head toward Thanksgiving weekend.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Don't look now, but the weather maps are hinting at some "interesting" - possibly wintry - weather by Thanksgiving weekend.
It's still 10 days out so forecast confidence is low at this point. But we're watching...
#mnwx
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It's still 10 days out so forecast confidence is low at this point. But we're watching...
#mnwx
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Cold Turkey? 🦃
A frigid air mass looks likely to invade Minnesota by Thanksgiving.
Looks like you can keep the beverages on the porch this Thanksgiving. Just make sure they don't freeze.
#mnwx
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A frigid air mass looks likely to invade Minnesota by Thanksgiving.
Looks like you can keep the beverages on the porch this Thanksgiving. Just make sure they don't freeze.
#mnwx
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Cold Turkey? Frigid air mass likely to arrive by Thanksgiving weekend
The season’s coldest air mass so far looks likely to arrive by Thanksgiving weekend.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Cold Turkey? 🦃
A frigid air mass looks likely to invade Minnesota by Thanksgiving.
Looks like you can keep the beverages on the porch this Thanksgiving. Just make sure they don't freeze.
#mnwx
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A frigid air mass looks likely to invade Minnesota by Thanksgiving.
Looks like you can keep the beverages on the porch this Thanksgiving. Just make sure they don't freeze.
#mnwx
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We dodged the snow in southern Minnesota Tuesday morning but a good soaking rain fell to the south.
Highs will ease back into the 50s this week. 🌡️
Thanksgiving weekend looks much colder!
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Highs will ease back into the 50s this week. 🌡️
Thanksgiving weekend looks much colder!
#mnwx
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Soaking rains fell south of MSP Tuesday morning; milder days ahead this week
Our Tuesday morning weather system produced mostly rain south of the Twin Cities. Highs in the 50s return this week.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We dodged the snow in southern Minnesota Tuesday morning but a good soaking rain fell to the south.
Highs will ease back into the 50s this week. 🌡️
Thanksgiving weekend looks much colder!
#mnwx
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Highs will ease back into the 50s this week. 🌡️
Thanksgiving weekend looks much colder!
#mnwx
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Latest forecast model runs suggest a slightly warmer system. That COULD mean more rain/sleet than snow in some areas overnight.
Lower than usual confidence forecast due to model shifts.
Winter weather advisory includes southern Twin Cities.
Good times!
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Lower than usual confidence forecast due to model shifts.
Winter weather advisory includes southern Twin Cities.
Good times!
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Winter weather advisory for (possible) sloppy snow includes southern Twin Cities
A messy weather system brings rain and possible slushy snowfall accumulations overnight into Tuesday morning. Favored accumulation zone runs from the southern Twin Cities southward to I-90.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Latest forecast model runs suggest a slightly warmer system. That COULD mean more rain/sleet than snow in some areas overnight.
Lower than usual confidence forecast due to model shifts.
Winter weather advisory includes southern Twin Cities.
Good times!
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Lower than usual confidence forecast due to model shifts.
Winter weather advisory includes southern Twin Cities.
Good times!
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And so it begins!
Slushy snow ❄️ accumulations likely overnight especially S of MSP.
NWS graphic seems reasonable given latest models.
Locally higher totals possible within the wider snow zone.
Let the games begin.
#mnwx
Slushy snow ❄️ accumulations likely overnight especially S of MSP.
NWS graphic seems reasonable given latest models.
Locally higher totals possible within the wider snow zone.
Let the games begin.
#mnwx
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
And so it begins!
Slushy snow ❄️ accumulations likely overnight especially S of MSP.
NWS graphic seems reasonable given latest models.
Locally higher totals possible within the wider snow zone.
Let the games begin.
#mnwx
Slushy snow ❄️ accumulations likely overnight especially S of MSP.
NWS graphic seems reasonable given latest models.
Locally higher totals possible within the wider snow zone.
Let the games begin.
#mnwx
Get ready for an October flashback Friday.
Bank thermometers will flash 70F in southwest Minnesota Friday afternoon. 🌡️ (and maybe the southwest Twin Cities)
Near-record warmth gives way to a cooler (but mainly dry) weekend ahead.
#mnwx
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Bank thermometers will flash 70F in southwest Minnesota Friday afternoon. 🌡️ (and maybe the southwest Twin Cities)
Near-record warmth gives way to a cooler (but mainly dry) weekend ahead.
#mnwx
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Near record warmth Friday; cooler again this weekend
A balmy air mass will bring highs to near 70 degrees in southwest Minnesota Friday afternoon.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Get ready for an October flashback Friday.
Bank thermometers will flash 70F in southwest Minnesota Friday afternoon. 🌡️ (and maybe the southwest Twin Cities)
Near-record warmth gives way to a cooler (but mainly dry) weekend ahead.
#mnwx
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Bank thermometers will flash 70F in southwest Minnesota Friday afternoon. 🌡️ (and maybe the southwest Twin Cities)
Near-record warmth gives way to a cooler (but mainly dry) weekend ahead.
#mnwx
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Fire in the sky.
What we just saw Tuesday night was a once in a lifetime northern lights event for many Minnesotans.
Here are more remarkable photos & explainers on what just happened last night.
There's a (lesser) chance we could see more tonight.
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What we just saw Tuesday night was a once in a lifetime northern lights event for many Minnesotans.
Here are more remarkable photos & explainers on what just happened last night.
There's a (lesser) chance we could see more tonight.
#mnwx
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Fire in the sky: Remarkable once in a lifetime northern lights show dazzles Minnesotans
A powerful geomagnetic storm caused one the best best northern lights displays of a lifetime for many Minnesotans. There is a chance for more northern lights Wednesday night.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Fire in the sky.
What we just saw Tuesday night was a once in a lifetime northern lights event for many Minnesotans.
Here are more remarkable photos & explainers on what just happened last night.
There's a (lesser) chance we could see more tonight.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
What we just saw Tuesday night was a once in a lifetime northern lights event for many Minnesotans.
Here are more remarkable photos & explainers on what just happened last night.
There's a (lesser) chance we could see more tonight.
#mnwx
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Just incredible.
Best aurora show I've ever seen in Minnesota.
Green, red, and pink curtains from horizon to directly overhead.
Surreal.
Seeing some amazing pictures tonight.
I captured this around 8:30 p.m. in Victoria, MN.
Hope you saw it!
#mnwx
#northernlights
Best aurora show I've ever seen in Minnesota.
Green, red, and pink curtains from horizon to directly overhead.
Surreal.
Seeing some amazing pictures tonight.
I captured this around 8:30 p.m. in Victoria, MN.
Hope you saw it!
#mnwx
#northernlights
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Just incredible.
Best aurora show I've ever seen in Minnesota.
Green, red, and pink curtains from horizon to directly overhead.
Surreal.
Seeing some amazing pictures tonight.
I captured this around 8:30 p.m. in Victoria, MN.
Hope you saw it!
#mnwx
#northernlights
Best aurora show I've ever seen in Minnesota.
Green, red, and pink curtains from horizon to directly overhead.
Surreal.
Seeing some amazing pictures tonight.
I captured this around 8:30 p.m. in Victoria, MN.
Hope you saw it!
#mnwx
#northernlights
We've got (northern lights) action!
Multiple reports of vivid aurora over Minnesota this evening.
I can see a faint green curtains from my location in the SW Twin Cities now.
Still may keep going tonight so check it out!
#mnwx #northernlights
Multiple reports of vivid aurora over Minnesota this evening.
I can see a faint green curtains from my location in the SW Twin Cities now.
Still may keep going tonight so check it out!
#mnwx #northernlights
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
We've got (northern lights) action!
Multiple reports of vivid aurora over Minnesota this evening.
I can see a faint green curtains from my location in the SW Twin Cities now.
Still may keep going tonight so check it out!
#mnwx #northernlights
Multiple reports of vivid aurora over Minnesota this evening.
I can see a faint green curtains from my location in the SW Twin Cities now.
Still may keep going tonight so check it out!
#mnwx #northernlights
What in the heck is a "Cannibal CME?" We might see the results in the sky above Minnesota Tuesday evening.
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Rare "Cannibal CME" may trigger northern lights show Tuesday evening
A northern lights show is possible above Minnesota Tuesday evening.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What in the heck is a "Cannibal CME?" We might see the results in the sky above Minnesota Tuesday evening.
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I'll never forget that wicked wind 50 years ago tonight.
I was 14 when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. Here's my perspective on the Fitz storm 50 years later. Just hit play.
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I was 14 when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. Here's my perspective on the Fitz storm 50 years later. Just hit play.
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Warming trend: Temperatures heading for the 50s once again this week
Southerly winds this week will push milder air into Minnesota as the week rolls on.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I'll never forget that wicked wind 50 years ago tonight.
I was 14 when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. Here's my perspective on the Fitz storm 50 years later. Just hit play.
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I was 14 when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. Here's my perspective on the Fitz storm 50 years later. Just hit play.
#mnwx
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Our November forecast takes a turn for the milder once again this week. We could hit 60F in MSP and the south once again Friday or Saturday afternoon. 🌡️
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Warming trend: Temperatures heading for the 50s once again this week
Southerly winds this week will push milder air into Minnesota as the week rolls on.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Our November forecast takes a turn for the milder once again this week. We could hit 60F in MSP and the south once again Friday or Saturday afternoon. 🌡️
#mnwx
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It's a frigid December preview this weekend across Minnesota.
Light snow favors far southern Minnesota Saturday.
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Light snow favors far southern Minnesota Saturday.
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Saturday Clipper south; frigid weekend ahead
A Clipper brings some snow to southern Minnesota and northern Iowa Saturday. Freezing temperatures rule the weekend.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It's a frigid December preview this weekend across Minnesota.
Light snow favors far southern Minnesota Saturday.
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Light snow favors far southern Minnesota Saturday.
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Welcome to Alberta Clipper season Minnesota.
Two systems graze us in the next few days. ❄️
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Two systems graze us in the next few days. ❄️
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Clippers taking aim at parts of Minnesota with some snow ahead
It’s Clipper season in Minnesota. Two separate systems will bring snowflakes to parts of Minnesota through Saturday.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Welcome to Alberta Clipper season Minnesota.
Two systems graze us in the next few days. ❄️
#mnwx
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Two systems graze us in the next few days. ❄️
#mnwx
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(Light) snow anyone? ❄️
A Saturday Clipper will bring some mostly light snow to southern Minnesota.
Get ready for the coldest weekend of the season so far.
#mnwx
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A Saturday Clipper will bring some mostly light snow to southern Minnesota.
Get ready for the coldest weekend of the season so far.
#mnwx
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Mild for now but trending wintry this weekend
November has opened on mild notes but much colder weather and a chance of snow is on the way this weekend.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
(Light) snow anyone? ❄️
A Saturday Clipper will bring some mostly light snow to southern Minnesota.
Get ready for the coldest weekend of the season so far.
#mnwx
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A Saturday Clipper will bring some mostly light snow to southern Minnesota.
Get ready for the coldest weekend of the season so far.
#mnwx
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Get out there tonight moon watchers!
The full beaver Supermoon will shine as much as 30 percent brighter overhead tonight.
It's the brightest Supermoon of 2025.
Clouds north tonight but partly cloudy in the south.
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The full beaver Supermoon will shine as much as 30 percent brighter overhead tonight.
It's the brightest Supermoon of 2025.
Clouds north tonight but partly cloudy in the south.
#mnwx
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Brightest full supermoon of 2025 shines Tuesday night
The full beaver supermoon will peak at 7:19 a.m. Wednesday. It’s the brightest moon of 2025 because it’s closest to earth.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Get out there tonight moon watchers!
The full beaver Supermoon will shine as much as 30 percent brighter overhead tonight.
It's the brightest Supermoon of 2025.
Clouds north tonight but partly cloudy in the south.
#mnwx
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The full beaver Supermoon will shine as much as 30 percent brighter overhead tonight.
It's the brightest Supermoon of 2025.
Clouds north tonight but partly cloudy in the south.
#mnwx
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November nice for now. 🌞
But a rain and or snow chance is lurking for Saturday. 🌧️/❄️
A few models suggest some accumulation but storm tracks vary on precisely where snow may accumulate.
'Tis the season!
Stay tuned.
#mnwx
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But a rain and or snow chance is lurking for Saturday. 🌧️/❄️
A few models suggest some accumulation but storm tracks vary on precisely where snow may accumulate.
'Tis the season!
Stay tuned.
#mnwx
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November nice: Mild for now but a rain snow chance Saturday
November opens on milder than normal notes in Minnesota. But changes by Saturday will make it feel more like late November.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
November nice for now. 🌞
But a rain and or snow chance is lurking for Saturday. 🌧️/❄️
A few models suggest some accumulation but storm tracks vary on precisely where snow may accumulate.
'Tis the season!
Stay tuned.
#mnwx
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But a rain and or snow chance is lurking for Saturday. 🌧️/❄️
A few models suggest some accumulation but storm tracks vary on precisely where snow may accumulate.
'Tis the season!
Stay tuned.
#mnwx
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Your annual reminder that even though it's a dismal Halloween this year, it could be so much worse. ❄️❄️
Trick or treat!
#mnwx
WCCO-TV Coverage of 1991 Halloween Blizzard, with Paul Huttner, November... youtu.be/ZbZVjA0SFyE?... via @YouTube
Trick or treat!
#mnwx
WCCO-TV Coverage of 1991 Halloween Blizzard, with Paul Huttner, November... youtu.be/ZbZVjA0SFyE?... via @YouTube
WCCO-TV Coverage of 1991 Halloween Blizzard, with Paul Huttner, November 1, 1991
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October 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Your annual reminder that even though it's a dismal Halloween this year, it could be so much worse. ❄️❄️
Trick or treat!
#mnwx
WCCO-TV Coverage of 1991 Halloween Blizzard, with Paul Huttner, November... youtu.be/ZbZVjA0SFyE?... via @YouTube
Trick or treat!
#mnwx
WCCO-TV Coverage of 1991 Halloween Blizzard, with Paul Huttner, November... youtu.be/ZbZVjA0SFyE?... via @YouTube
The Halloween forecast look slightly spooky.
Light rain and a few wet snowflakes may fall from a chilly gray sky Friday in parts of Minnesota. 🌧️❄️
Here's the latest thinking based on incoming forecast model runs.
#mnwx
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Light rain and a few wet snowflakes may fall from a chilly gray sky Friday in parts of Minnesota. 🌧️❄️
Here's the latest thinking based on incoming forecast model runs.
#mnwx
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Slightly spooky Halloween forecast; chilly with sprinkles and a few possible snowflakes
Seasonably chilly and slightly wet for Halloween 2025.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Halloween forecast look slightly spooky.
Light rain and a few wet snowflakes may fall from a chilly gray sky Friday in parts of Minnesota. 🌧️❄️
Here's the latest thinking based on incoming forecast model runs.
#mnwx
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Light rain and a few wet snowflakes may fall from a chilly gray sky Friday in parts of Minnesota. 🌧️❄️
Here's the latest thinking based on incoming forecast model runs.
#mnwx
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Early November is looking pretty docile so far.
Right now I don't see any big scary wintry storms on the maps.
Forecast models favor milder than normal air next week. 🌡️
Average first inch of snow at MSP is November 18.
Your results may vary.
#mnwx
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Right now I don't see any big scary wintry storms on the maps.
Forecast models favor milder than normal air next week. 🌡️
Average first inch of snow at MSP is November 18.
Your results may vary.
#mnwx
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Frosty start Thursday; slightly mild November ahead?
Our weather pattern is trending seasonably cool for late October this year.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Early November is looking pretty docile so far.
Right now I don't see any big scary wintry storms on the maps.
Forecast models favor milder than normal air next week. 🌡️
Average first inch of snow at MSP is November 18.
Your results may vary.
#mnwx
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Right now I don't see any big scary wintry storms on the maps.
Forecast models favor milder than normal air next week. 🌡️
Average first inch of snow at MSP is November 18.
Your results may vary.
#mnwx
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It's getting pretty out there around the Twin Cities this week. 🍁
We're at or near the elusive "peak fall color" now from St. Cloud, through the Twin Cities, into Rochester and southern Minnesota.
Enjoy one of the more colorful Halloweens!
#mnwx
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We're at or near the elusive "peak fall color" now from St. Cloud, through the Twin Cities, into Rochester and southern Minnesota.
Enjoy one of the more colorful Halloweens!
#mnwx
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Sunshine returns as fall colors linger near peak around the Twin Cities
Fall colors past peak in most of Minnesota. But a few areas of near peak colors still linger around the Twin Cities.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It's getting pretty out there around the Twin Cities this week. 🍁
We're at or near the elusive "peak fall color" now from St. Cloud, through the Twin Cities, into Rochester and southern Minnesota.
Enjoy one of the more colorful Halloweens!
#mnwx
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We're at or near the elusive "peak fall color" now from St. Cloud, through the Twin Cities, into Rochester and southern Minnesota.
Enjoy one of the more colorful Halloweens!
#mnwx
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Only partly spooky for Halloween this year. 🎃
We'll enjoy our first snow-free Halloween in 3 years after light snow the past 2 Halloweens.
Meantime, expect a few rain showers Tuesday.
#mnwx
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We'll enjoy our first snow-free Halloween in 3 years after light snow the past 2 Halloweens.
Meantime, expect a few rain showers Tuesday.
#mnwx
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Rain showers Tuesday; snow-free Halloween for the first time in 3 years
Rain spreads across Minnesota overnight from west to east. A good soaking for much of central Minnesota.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Only partly spooky for Halloween this year. 🎃
We'll enjoy our first snow-free Halloween in 3 years after light snow the past 2 Halloweens.
Meantime, expect a few rain showers Tuesday.
#mnwx
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We'll enjoy our first snow-free Halloween in 3 years after light snow the past 2 Halloweens.
Meantime, expect a few rain showers Tuesday.
#mnwx
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