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Election Day Weather
Here's the weather outlook for Minneapolis on Election Day Tuesday. Weather conditions will be quiet in the morning and turn more unsettled late in the day.
Election Day Weather
Here's the weather outlook for Election Day Tuesday, which shows temps running slightly above average on Tuesday with highs in the 40s and 50s. There will be isolated showers and storms late in the day.
Meteograms For Minneapolis
Temps on Tuesday will start off in the mid 30s with highs warming into the low 50s by the afternoon with rain and thunderstorms possible. Southeasterly winds will be breezy with gusts up to 25mph-30mph at times.
Precipitation Departure From Average This Fall
If you look at the precipitation deficit for the season (since September 1st) the deficit is even greater. Many locations are well below average with the Twin Cities now 5.20" below average since September 1st.
Precipitation Departure From Average Since Jan. 1st
The Twin Cities is now more than 10" below average for the year, which is the 16th driest start to any year on record (through November 7th). Meanwhile, International Fall, MN is still nearly 9.50" above average, which is still the 2nd wettest start to any year on record there.
Drought Update
It has been a dry year for many across central and southern MN. Extreme drought continues across parts of the Twin Cities to the Minnesota River Valley where rainfall deficits have been the greatest. It would be nice to get a good soaking prior to heading into winter, but it doesn't appear that anything substantial is on the way anytime soon.
Wetter Week Ahead, Then Cold
Here's the weather outlook through the week ahead, which shows several days of rain (and thunder) potential across the Upper Midwest prior to a big snow event across the Dakotas and far northern Minnesota. Winter weather headlines have been issues across the Dakotas, where heavy snow will fall later this week.
Precipitation Outlook
Here's precipitation outlook over the next several days, which shows heavy precipitation over the next several days. Some spots could see 2" to 3" or more of rainfall, which is much needed. Cross your fingers.
Extended Temperature Outlook For Minneapolis
The extended temperature outlook for Minneapolis shows warmer than average temps in place through midweek with temps warming 10F to 15F above average for early November. Readings will be quite a bit cooler later in the week with temps only warming into the 20s and 30s by late week/weekend.
Extended Weather Outlook For Minneapolis
The extended weather outlook over the next 7 days shows unsettled weather in place over the next several days with several inches of rain possible through the end of the week. Temps take a big hit late week/weekend with highs only warming in the 20s and 30s.
Extended Temperature Outlook For Minneapolis
Here's the extended temperature outlook for Minneapolis. The NBM Model shows mild midweek temps, then well below average readings late week and into the weekend.
8 to 14 Day Temperature Outlook
According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 day temperature outlook shows colder than average temps in place across much of the nation and especially across the Upper Midwest into mid month.
8 to 14 Day Precipitation Outlook
According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 Day precipitation outlook shows quieter weather in place across the Great Lakes region with more active weather in place across the Gulf Coast and the Pacific Northwest.
Nothing I Say Today Will Shock You
By Paul Douglas
It's 2022. Nothing shocks me anymore. If aliens landed on the White House Lawn singing "We Are The World" I'd be surprised. Not shocked. Florida hurricanes in November? Sure why not. 60s and T-storms in Minnesota? Makes sense. Accumulating snow next week? Bring it. The last few years have left us all uncomfortably numb.
Election Day 2022 will bring PM showers to Minnesota, flooding rains for California and "Nicole" pushing a pinwheel of rain and wind toward Florida. It may reach hurricane status before hitting north of Palm Beach Wednesday night.
According to friend and former National Hurricane Center Communications Officer Dennis Feltgen, the last hurricane to hit the Florida (Panhandle) was "Kate" in 1985.
ECMWF (the European model) prints out 1-3" rain for central Minnesota (including much of the metro) by Friday. I hope it's right this time. Soak up squalls of rain, growls of thunder and 60s later this week, because 20s and 30s will be the rule next week. With a dash of snow. Shocked? Me neither.
Extended Forecast
TUESDAY: Breezy with PM showers. Winds: SE 15-25. High: 52.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Cloud with a chance of thunderstorms. Winds: S 15-30. Low: 50.
WEDNESDAY: Showers and heavy T-storms. Winds: S 8-13. High: 63
THURSDAY: More showers, strong T-storms. Winds: S 10-20. Wake-up: 53. High: 66.
FRIDAY: Gusty. Light snow and flurries. Winds: NW 20-40. Wake-up: 32. High: 35.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. feels like teens. Winds: NW 15-25. Wake-up: 24. High: 29.
SUNDAY: More sun. Typical for late December. Winds: NW 10-20. Wake-up: 20. High: 30.
MONDAY: Patchy clouds. Where did fall go? Winds: S 5-10. Wake-up: 19. High: 32.
This Day in Weather History
November 8th
1999: A November 'heat wave' impacts much of the state. Temperatures in the 70's and 80's are recorded in Minnesota with records shattered in many places. The Twin Cities had 73 degrees, while Canby saw 82.
1943: A severe ice storm hits the Twin Cities, and heavy snow falls over southwest Minnesota. One person died in St. Paul as a trolley car slid off the tracks and hit a pole. A Minneapolis man died shoveling snow. Many telephone poles were down due to the ice. Places like Worthington, Windom, and Marshall saw 14 to 16 inches of snow.
1870: The first storm warning for the Great Lakes is issued by the U.S. Army.
Average High/Low for Minneapolis
November 8th
Average High: 46F (Record: 77F set in 1999)
Average Low: 31F (Record: 1F set in 1991)
Record Rainfall: 1.51" set in 1932
Record Snowfall: 8.5" set in 1943
Sunrise/Sunset Times for Minneapolis
November 8th
Sunrise: 7:01am
Sunset: 4:52pm
Hours of Daylight: ~9 hours & 51 minutes
Daylight LOST since yesterday: ~ 2 minutes & 36 seconds
Daylight LOST since Summer Solstice (June 21st): ~ 5 hour & 48 minutes
Moon Phase for November 8th at Midnight
0.8 Days After Full "Beaver" Moon
"5:02 a.m. CST - At this point of the year, it's time to set beaver traps before the swamps freeze to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another interpretation suggests that the name Beaver Moon comes from the fact that the beavers are now active in their preparation for winter. It's also called the Frosty Moon. The year's second total lunar eclipse occurs with this full moon. The eclipse will be visible in its entirety over western North America; in central and eastern regions, moonset will intervene during the latter part of the umbral stages and the moon will set as the total phase begins along the Atlantic seaboard. As was the case in May, totality will last 85 minutes."
National High Temps Tuesday
The weather outlook on Tuesday shows warmer than average temps across much of the Central US and cooler than average temps in the Western US, where unsettled weather will be in place.
National Weather Outlook Tuesday
The weather outlook for Tuesday shows unsettled weather in place across the Western US with areas of rain and snow.
National Weather Outlook
The weather outlook through Thursday turns a little more active across the western half of the nation.
Extended Precipitation Outlook
According to NOAA's Weather Prediction Center, areas of heavy precipitation will develop across the Upper Midwest with several inches of precipitation across the Great Lakes. There will also be heavy precipitation amounts across the high elevations out West.
Snowfall Potential
According to the ECMWF (European model), there will be heavy snowfall amounts in the Sierra Nevadas and the high elevations in the Western US. There will also be heavy amounts in the High Plains and into Canada.
Climate Stories
"Past eight years eight hottest on record, UN report warns"
"The past eight years are on track to be the hottest ever recorded, a United Nations report has found, as UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that the planet was sending "a distress signal". The UN's weather and climate body released its annual state of the global climate report on Sunday with another warning that the target to limit temperature increases to 1.5C (2.7F) was "barely within reach". The acceleration of heat waves, glacier melts and torrential rains has led to a rise in natural disasters, the World Meteorological Organization said as the UN's COP27 climate summit opened in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. "As COP27 gets under way, our planet is sending a distress signal," said Guterres, who described the report as "a chronicle of climate chaos". Representatives from nearly 200 states gathered in Egypt will discuss how to keep the rise in temperatures to 1.5C, as recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a goal some scientists say is now unattainable. Earth has warmed more than 1.1C since the late 19th century with roughly half of that increase occurring in the past 30 years, the report showed."
See more from Al Jazeera HERE:
"NASA's New Horizons mission begins again at the edge of the solar system"
"On New Year's Day three years ago, a small spacecraft zoomed by a chunk of ice billions of miles away, and scientists on Earth cheered. That was the second time the New Horizons probe got up close and personal with an object in the far-away Kuiper Belt—after capturing images of Pluto, its first target, in unprecedented detail. Now, New Horizons has a third chance to revolutionize how astronomers see the distant parts of our solar system. On October 1, the spacecraft began the third phase of its life: the 2nd Kuiper Belt Extended Mission, or KEM2 for short. Every few years, each NASA mission—yes, even the 45-year-old Voyager—undergoes a formal review in which administrators decide whether the project should continue. SOFIA, NASA's observatory-on-an-airplane, was just a victim of this process, shutting down operations on September 30, the end of the administration's fiscal year. New Horizons, on the other hand, was successfully renewed this summer for a two-year extension to its operations as it continues flying farther out of the solar system."
"This clear window coating could cool buildings without using energy"
"Scientists have used advanced computing tech and AI to design a clear window coating that could lower the temperature inside buildings, thus saving a whole lot of cooling energy. Cooling accounts for about 15% of global energy consumption, and it's only going to get hotter, especially in more tropical climates. The sun's ultraviolet and near-infrared light are the parts of the solar spectrum that pass through window glass to heat an enclosed room. If window coating blocked that light and if that coating radiated "heat from the window's surface at a wavelength that passes through the atmosphere into outer space," energy use from cooling could be reduced, according to the American Chemical Society."