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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…

Good afternoon everyone! This will be a quick update regarding rain chances through Wednesday. It has remained quite inactive in the weather department across the area that last couple of days with the exception being wind accompanying the upper-level low that progressed through the northeastern portions of the region yesterday.…

Good afternoon everyone! This will be a quick update regarding rain chances across the area through Tuesday morning. A weak wave of showers that progressed through southern SD this morning is now currently in southeastern MN as of 3:45pm CDT. This wave will continue to provide very light rain chances…

Today's Video:  http://youtu.be/IKMkWa9Pbfw?hd=1 Good Monday morning everyone! We have light rain showers working through North Dakota this morning. Scattered activity will continue to push east into Minnesota throughout today, with the main wave building in North Dakota and pushing east into tonight:  Here's a look at the simulated radar this…

Good morning everyone! It will be another beautiful day outside across the vast majority of the region with mostly sunny skies dominating. Shown below is a loop of the satellite picture. There are a few exceptions to this, including far eastern IA where clouds and showers are currently working through…

Good morning everyone! We are finally working out the shower activity attached to the upper-level that worked through the area yesterday into last night. These showers are currently wrapping around the low pressure system in far eastern MN as of 8:05am CDT. There are also some strong winds still occurring…