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Good evening everyone! We are tracking scattered showers and elevated storms along the Mississippi River with more isolated shower activity further northwest into central IA as of 5:45pm CDT. A weak pulse of showers are also gliding through northwestern NE and we expect this trend to continue with additional light rains swinging…

Good afternoon everyone! We are tracking a few distinct areas of light rain and snow showers across the area as of 3:50pm CDT. There are some lingering light rain showers slowly working eastward across southwestern MN and the eastern Dakotas while light snow showers can be found near the eastern…

Today's Video:  http://youtu.be/glnI7IWFB4E?hd=1 Good Friday morning everyone. Light snow showers and flurries are mixing with rain showers throughout portions of the region. We did have a few isolated areas pick up an inch or two of snow, but this system is coming in weaker overall than originally anticipated. However, we…

Good evening everyone! This will be a quick update regarding rain chances through the day Friday. The storm system that brought rains over the last couple of days is finally starting to exit the region with the only shower activity remaining being located in eastern MO as of 5:20pm CDT.…

Good afternoon everyone! A shortwave trough progressing quickly southeastward through the region is producing areas of light rain across the Dakotas and even some elevated storms in the western portions of these states as of 4:40pm CDT. Enough warming has taken place today to allow the freezing drizzle earlier to…

Thanks for checking out today's winter threat assessment blog!  We thought it would be fun to take a look at the various winter forecasts (there are many, many out there), but we'll take a look at several big weather vendors and how they compare to our winter forecast.   First…

Today's Video:  http://youtu.be/Uoxu9CSSAx4?hd=1 Good Thursday morning everyone! We have very light rain showers working through the Dakotas this morning much of which is in the form of light freezing rain/drizzle where it can overcome low-level dry air:  Into the mid-day hours, the rain showers will continue to expand but change…

Today's Video:  http://youtu.be/jY8l6PFtRYQ?hd=1 Good Halloween morning everyone! It's a relatively quiet day across the region but we do have some snow showers working through Central North Dakota this morning. These will continue to weaken throughout the morning hours but cannot rule out some areas seeing a light dusting.  We could…

Good afternoon, everyone!  We will be starting our winter threat assessment blog this week, and these will be updated 2x per week (free access).  This blog will discuss any potential upcoming winter storm systems showing up, discuss main pattern drivers we are watching, and give you a better idea of…

Today's Video:  http://youtu.be/l7_ImiZHJq0?hd=1 Good Tuesday morning everyone! The wave that brought rain showers yesterday and overnight are pushing out of NE Minnesota.  We'll see a reinforcing front later today which could spawn some light rain showers this evening and overnight. Most, however, stay dry:  Some gusty winds will accompany this…