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Good afternoon everyone! We are tracking areas of light rain progressing through portions of southern/southeastern MO, generally along and south of the I-44 corridor as of 3:40pm CST. The activity we are observing continues to be associated with an upper-level low pressure system that is slowly working eastward, but will…

Today's Video:  http://youtu.be/QSwbxyFOf_M?hd=1 Good Friday morning everyone! A clear start to the day for most areas, with a few areas of patchy freezing fog in SE Minnesota:  We'll see mostly sunny skies throughout the day today:  With clear skies overnight and the snowpack remaining in Southeastern portions of the region,…

Good afternoon everyone! Areas of light to moderate rains are lifting northward through the southern half of MO and southeastern KS while isolated patches of light showers and drizzle can be noted in northern MO into eastern IA as of 3:40pm CST. This activity is associated with an upper-level low…

Thought it would be interesting to look at snowfall climatology for Indianapolis in December.  I know snow lovers are disappointed with how this month is panning out, but Indy has had some big-time December snows!  Maybe this will give you some hope for snow.  :) History shows a WIDE range…

Today's Video:  http://youtu.be/qe2DiNZcQ-8?hd=1 Good Thursday morning everyone! We have a broken area of snow showers continuing to progress across northern and central Minnesota this morning. These will quickly push off to the east throughout the day today and completely exit the far NE corner of the state late this afternoon…

Today's Video:  http://youtu.be/0nSQdnE0pB0?hd=1 Good Wednesday morning everyone! We have some light snow showers working out of SE Minnesota this morning with some very light precipitation, likely a rain, freezing drizzle mix in Western North Dakota:  We will battle dry air until we get into the late afternoon and evening hours…

Good afternoon!  With winter approaching, I thought it would be valuable to talk about winter weather forecasting, and what makes it unique, FUN, and challenging.  There is often confusion between sleet, freezing rain, and snow, and the processes causing these types of precipitation.  The goal for this blog is to…

Today's Video: http://youtu.be/YoCgHEbXfEI?hd=1 Good Tuesday Morning everyone! We have some light freezing rain/rain mix working into the Bismarck area this morning:  We'll see this wave of precipitation continue to progress east throughout the day today and work across the Dakotas and drop some light rain into the afternoon. As we…

Good afternoon everyone! We have warmed nicely in some areas while others have proven to stay on the more chilly side. Based on current temperatures across the area this afternoon (3:30pm CST), we are able to pick out in close proximity where snow cover remains across the area. Most locations…