Seasonably cold arctic air has poured into the region on the heels of Thursday’s blizzard and, from the looks of things, it may be here for quite some time.  The storm system (“Draco” as the Weather Channel is calling it) that produced heavy snow and strong winds in our area has moved on to the east, but behind it, colder air is pouring in ahead of a broad area of high pressure.  The pattern aloft is changing as well, as colder air is pushing southward.  The storm track will be south of us for the most part next week while cold, dry arctic air will dominate our Christmas week forecast.

 

 

 

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Everything remains on track for a sloppy Saturday that looks to bring a mixed bag of everything starting late tonight and continuing through the first half of Sunday.

Late Friday Night:

Clouds go on the increase

After Midnight:

Showers start, possibly before midnight in northern Iowa.  Rain could be heavy at times overnight.

Pre Dawn:

Most area’s will see rain, but snow can mix at times.  Little or no accumulation is expected.  Twin Cities and points north will be dealing with a mix of rain/snow/sleet.

 

 

Rain periodically mixed with snow will continue through much of Saturday, but the bulk of the precip looks to fall overnight Friday and into Saturday morning.  As the storm pulls in some cooler air late Saturday night and into Sunday morning, we should see a complete changeover to snow.  Light accumulations are possible as the storm pulls away before all is said and done late Sunday afternoon.

 

This is a complex storm system and the forecast may need to be changed to reflect any changes with the storm.   Check KTTC.COM for further updates through the weekend.

 

As a side note, If you are hoping for a white Christmas you may be in luck.  During the middle of next week some wintry weather looks to visit the area.  That includes the chance for snow and much colder temperatures.

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When it comes to getting snow, it all depends on you guessed it location.  I’m talking about location relative to low pressure.  We’ve had some questions as to why Minneapolis and areas around the Twin Cities and central Minnesota got so much snow relative to what many areas of southern Minnesota and north Iowa picked up.  As I was saying, positioning relative to the low pressure system delivering the snow is key.  Typically you want to be around 100-200 miles to the north and west of the center of low pressure that is causing the snow.  I use the word want as if one would be excited for snow.  This is the sweet spot as I refer to it and the area that will likely see the greatest snow accumulation in a given snowstorm with all of the other many ingredients coming together.  In a nutshell, southern Minnesota and especially north Iowa were not in the sweet spot.  We still got some nice accumulating snow for most last weekend, but it wasn’t near what our friends to the north and west received.  Below is a diagram of the track of the center of low pressure that brought Minnesota some snow this past weekend.

 

 

Enough of looking back!  Living in Minnesota and with the lack of snow around the country last year, a lot of people are still looking forward to the next one, so that is what we will do.  Since last weekend, we have been mentioning that there is the potential for another storm system to affect the area.  As of Wednesday morning (12/12) things continue to point to that storm.  Using what we just talked about from the storm over the weekend, we will take a look at the current forecast track for this Saturday.  Remember, you want to be on the northwest side of the low.

 

 

 

Here is a zoomed in look of what things could look like during the day on Saturday.  This forecast will likely need some fine tuning as the storm gets closer, but here is how Saturday could be shaping up.

 

 

While it looks like we will be on the northwest side of the low this weekend, being there doesn’t guarantee snow in the Winter time.  You still need a bunch of other things to come into play.  One of those things is cold air.  Low pressure systems transport warm air to the north.  To counter the advancement of that warm air to prevent a precip change from snow to rain or something in between, you need to have cold air in place.  You can’t have snow without cold air.  As it looks right now, there is not a huge intrusion of Arctic air into the Upper Midwest or Northern Plains so that could pose a big problem if you are rooting for snow.  At this time, rain/sleet/ and freezing rain could all be a part of this storm which would cut down on potential snow amounts significantly or completely.   With all of that said, the track of this storm could also change.  There is a lot of uncertainty with this storm at this time, but we will be watching it closely as it could potentially have significant impacts on the area.  Stay Tuned!

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It seems like winter showed up all at once for us as our weekend storm system made up for lost time bringing significant snowfall to most of the area.  We officially ended up with 4.1 inches of snowfall in Rochester on Sunday, snapping the string of 292 days without at least one inch of measurable snowfall in the city.  That, incidentally, was the fourth longest such stretch in Rochester’s climate history.  Sunday was also the first time in which we  as much as four inches of snowfall in one day since February 20th, 2011!  Here’s a look at some area snowfall totals from Sunday’s storm:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
718 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012

...SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM DECEMBER 9-10...

LOCATION      SNOWFALL  TIME    LAT/LON

IOWA

...ALLAMAKEE COUNTY...
WAUKON 5 E                    3.5         0601 AM 43.27N 91.38W
WAUKON 8NW                    1.0         1216 PM 43.34N 91.6W

...CLAYTON COUNTY...
MONONA                        3.0         0700 AM 43.04N 91.4W
GUTTENBERG                    3.0         1200 AM 42.79N 91.1W
VOLGA                         0.8         0700 AM 42.81N 91.52W

...MITCHELL COUNTY...
ST ANSGAR                     1.4         0630 AM 43.38N 92.92W

MINNESOTA

...DODGE COUNTY...
MANTORVILLE                   5.5         0607 PM 44.07N 92.76W
CLAREMONT 3 SSE               3.0         0326 PM 44.01N 92.97W

...FILLMORE COUNTY...
PRESTON                       4.0         0707 AM 43.68N 92.08W
PETERSON 1S                   3.0         0705 PM 43.78N 91.82W
SPRING VALLEY                 3.0         0707 AM 43.69N 92.39W

...HOUSTON COUNTY...
RENO 3SW                      6.7         0927 PM 43.53N 91.33W
LA CRESCENT 1N                6.4         0749 PM 43.83N 91.31W

...MOWER COUNTY...
AUSTIN 1 W                    2.3         0922 PM 43.67N 92.99W

...OLMSTED COUNTY...
ORONOCO                       5.2         0435 PM 44.16N 92.54W
ROCHESTER AP 2NE              4.2         0700 AM 43.93N 92.48W
ROCHESTER                     4.0         0557 PM 44.02N 92.48W

...WABASHA COUNTY...
READS LANDING 1W             10.2         0759 PM 44.40N 92.17W
THEILMAN                      6.7         0624 PM 44.30N 92.2W

...WINONA COUNTY...
WINONA                        7.7         0856 PM 44.05N 91.66W
WINONA 3S                     6.5         0601 AM 43.99N 91.61W
MINNESOTA CITY                6.3         0719 PM 44.09N 91.75W
GOODVIEW                      6.3         0647 AM 44.07N 91.71W
LA CRESCENT DAM 7             5.0         0700 PM 43.87N 91.31W
ST CHARLES 5N                 4.1         0750 PM 44.04N 92.07W

WISCONSIN

...ADAMS COUNTY...
FRIENDSHIP                    4.0         0526 AM 43.97N 89.82W
ARKDALE                       2.4         0628 PM 44.03N 89.88W

...BUFFALO COUNTY...
MONDOVI                       7.0         0500 PM 44.56N 91.67W
ALMA DAM 4                    5.2         0700 PM 44.33N 91.92W
COCHRANE                      5.0         0852 PM 44.22N 91.82W

...CLARK COUNTY...
NEILLSVILLE                   8.0         0443 AM 44.56N 90.59W
COLBY 4SW                     7.0         0525 AM 44.87N 90.42W
NEILLSVILLE 4NNE              6.0         0643 PM 44.61N 90.56W
LONGWOOD                      2.0         0431 PM 44.89N 90.6W

...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
LYNXVILLE DAM 9               3.0         0700 PM 43.21N 91.1W

...GRANT COUNTY...
DICKEYVILLE                   4.0         0705 AM 42.63N 90.59W
PLATTEVILLE                   3.7         0704 AM 42.74N 90.48W
SINSINAWA                     2.3         0900 AM 42.52N 90.54W

...JACKSON COUNTY...
BLACK RIVER FALLS 2SE         4.8         0859 PM 44.28N 90.83W
MERRILLAN                     4.0         0424 PM 44.45N 90.84W

...JUNEAU COUNTY...
NEW LISBON 2N                 3.0         0635 PM 43.90N 90.17W
NECEDAH 3SE                   2.0         0631 PM 43.98N 90.04W
MAUSTON                       2.0         0445 AM 43.80N 90.08W

...LA CROSSE COUNTY...
HOLMEN 2NW                    7.0         0859 PM 43.98N 91.29W
LA CROSSE NWS                 6.8         0451 AM 43.82N 91.19W
LA CROSSE WEATHER             6.7         0600 AM 43.82N 91.19W
LA CROSSE 4 NNW               6.6         0925 PM 43.88N 91.27W
HOLMEN 2S                     6.3         0700 AM 43.93N 91.25W
WEST SALEM                    5.3         0921 PM 43.90N 91.1W
LA CROSSE 5SE                 5.0         0700 AM 43.77N 91.15W

...MONROE COUNTY...
WARRENS                       8.0         0700 AM 44.10N 90.59W
TUNNEL CITY                   5.6         1238 AM 44.00N 90.57W
CASHTON                       5.5         0902 PM 43.74N 90.79W
SPARTA                        4.0         0444 AM 43.95N 90.81W
WILTON 3E                     2.9         0246 PM 43.80N 90.47W

...TAYLOR COUNTY...
MEDFORD                       4.0         0917 PM 45.14N 90.35W
LUBLIN                        2.5         0434 PM 45.08N 90.72W

...TREMPEALEAU COUNTY...
ARCADIA                       8.0         0912 PM 44.25N 91.49W
OSSEO                         6.5         0857 PM 44.58N 91.21W
GALESVILLE 2 WSW              6.0         1240 AM 44.07N 91.39W
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6             5.4         0700 PM 44.00N 91.44W
GALESVILLE                    5.3         0545 PM 44.08N 91.36W
INDEPENDENCE3NE               4.5         0405 PM 44.39N 91.39W
WHITEHALL 2W                  4.0         0545 AM 44.37N 91.36W

...VERNON COUNTY...
STODDARD 2NE                  4.8         0909 PM 43.69N 91.18W
STODDARD 5NNE                 4.8         0909 PM 43.72N 91.17W
VIROQUA                       4.5         0632 PM 43.55N 90.89W
WESTBY 3ENE                   4.1         0421 PM 43.66N 90.82W
STODDARD                      3.5         0700 AM 43.66N 91.24W
GENOA                         3.0         0700 PM 43.57N 91.23W

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
935 PM CST SUN DEC 09 2012

...PRELIMINARY SNOW FALL TOTALS...
...MORE REPORTS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT...
...FINAL TOTALS WILL BE PUBLISHED MONDAY...

THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE FINAL
AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE DUPLICATES...
BUT GIVEN THE VOLUME OF REPORTS SOME DUPLICATES MAY BE PRESENT.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE PROVIDED AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SNOWFALL
TOTALS.

SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT

 INCHES  LOCATION                 ST  COUNTY           TIME
 ------  -----------------------  --  --------------   -------
 16.00   3 N LINO LAKES           MN  ANOKA            0741 PM
                 REPORT FROM COLUMBUS... STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY
 15.80   HUGO                     MN  WASHINGTON       0900 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY
 15.50   ISANTI                   MN  ISANTI           0730 PM
                 LIGHT SNOW FALLING...THOUGH NOW STARTING TO
                 GET BLOWN BY WINDS.
 15.20   HAM LAKE                 MN  ANOKA            0643 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 14.90   1 ESE CAMBRIDGE          MN  ISANTI           0830 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY
 14.00   FALCON HEIGHTS           MN  RAMSEY           0904 PM
                 STILL LIGHTLY SNOWING
 14.00   3 E EAST FARMINGTON      WI  POLK             0638 PM
                 STILL FALLING
 14.00   4 SSE SILVER CREEK       MN  WRIGHT           0523 PM
                 STILL SNOWING 1/4 MILE VISIBLITY.
 13.50   OSCEOLA                  WI  POLK             0625 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 13.50   FOREST LAKE              MN  WASHINGTON       0516 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 13.10   MONTICELLO               MN  WRIGHT           0835 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY
 13.10   3 WSW BLAINE             MN  ANOKA            0758 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY.
 13.00   3 W RED WING             MN  GOODHUE          0632 PM
                 SNOW SNOWING
 13.00   COON RAPIDS              MN  ANOKA            0630 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 13.00   KINGSTON                 MN  MEEKER           0518 PM
                 SNOW TAPERED
 13.00   3 NW REDWOOD FALLS       MN  REDWOOD          0410 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 13.00   8 ESE PRINCETON          MN  ISANTI           0337 PM
                 STILL SNOW
 12.70   1 E ST MICHAEL           MN  WRIGHT           0906 PM
 12.60   2 SSE FRIDLEY            MN  ANOKA            0600 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 12.50   DARWIN                   MN  MEEKER           0837 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY...WITH BLOWING SNOW NOW
                 AS WELL
 12.50   HASTINGS                 MN  DAKOTA           0517 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 12.50   2 NNW NORTH BRANCH       MN  CHISAGO          0410 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 12.40   3 NE BURNSVILLE          MN  DAKOTA           0552 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 12.10   MENOMONIE                WI  DUNN             0712 PM
                 STILL SNOWING.
 12.00   MINNETONKA               MN  HENNEPIN         0738 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY.
 12.00   NEW RICHMOND             WI  ST. CROIX        0722 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 12.00   3 S EXCELSIOR            MN  HENNEPIN         0635 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 12.00   COKATO                   MN  WRIGHT           0618 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 12.00   CHANHASSEN               MN  CARVER           0545 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 11.80   MAHTOMEDI                MN  WASHINGTON       0638 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 11.70   NORTH ST PAUL            MN  RAMSEY           0759 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 11.50   HANOVER                  MN  WRIGHT           0732 PM
 11.50   2 W EAGAN                MN  DAKOTA           0700 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY.
 11.50   ROCKFORD                 MN  HENNEPIN         0521 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 11.50   STILLWATER               MN  WASHINGTON       0500 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 11.50   3 NNW MINNEAPOLIS        MN  HENNEPIN         0459 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 11.30   1 W RED WING             MN  GOODHUE          0859 PM
 11.00   SHOREVIEW                MN  RAMSEY           0812 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY.
 11.00   2 NW EAU CLAIRE          WI  EAU CLAIRE       0730 PM
                 STILL SNOWING...
 11.00   BLOOMINGTON              MN  HENNEPIN         0632 PM
                 SNOW TAPERING
 11.00   5 WSW ST PAUL            MN  RAMSEY           0510 PM
                 STILL SNOW
 11.00   2 W FOLEY                MN  BENTON           0410 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 10.80   3 N LAKEVILLE            MN  DAKOTA           0811 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY.
 10.80   3 NW ROCKFORD            MN  WRIGHT           0729 PM
                 STILL SNOWING.
 10.80   ST CLOUD                 MN  STEARNS          0600 PM
                 SNOW TAPERING STC AIRPORT
 10.70   1 SW EDINA               MN  HENNEPIN         0730 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY
 10.60   3 SW MAPLE GROVE         MN  HENNEPIN         0737 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 10.50   COTTAGE GROVE            MN  WASHINGTON       0557 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 10.40   OTSEGO                   MN  WRIGHT           0435 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
 10.20   MINNEAPOLIS              MN  HENNEPIN         0606 PM
                 STILL SNOWING MSP AIRPORT
 10.10   5 NW ROSEVILLE           MN  ANOKA            0337 PM
 10.00   ANDOVER                  MN  ANOKA            0510 PM
 10.00   2 W PRIOR LAKE           MN  SCOTT            0459 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  9.90   3 SW MINNEAPOLIS         MN  HENNEPIN         0600 PM
                 STILL SNOWING.
  9.50   ORONO                    MN  HENNEPIN         0632 PM
                 SNOW TAPERING
  9.50   3 SW MINNEAPOLIS         MN  HENNEPIN         0606 PM
                 SNOW TAPERING
  9.50   4 NE WOODBURY            MN  WASHINGTON       0459 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  9.50   1 W DURAND               WI  PEPIN            0356 PM
  9.40   WACONIA                  MN  CARVER           0645 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  9.40   2 W NEW PRAGUE           MN  SCOTT            0536 PM
                 STILL SNOWING.
  9.40   PLYMOUTH                 MN  HENNEPIN         0347 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  9.40   RICHFIELD                MN  HENNEPIN         0337 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  9.30   AUGUSTA                  WI  EAU CLAIRE       0901 PM
  9.30   HUTCHINSON               MN  MCLEOD           0435 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  9.30   5 S FARMINGTON           MN  DAKOTA           0435 PM
                 SNOW TAPERED
  9.00   FARMINGTON               MN  DAKOTA           0646 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  9.00   3 S MINNEAPOLIS          MN  HENNEPIN         0606 PM
  9.00   CREDIT RIVER             MN  SCOTT            0454 PM
                 SNOW TAPERED
  8.80   8 S HILLMAN              MN  MORRISON         0736 PM
  8.50   HAMMOND                  WI  ST. CROIX        0538 PM
  8.50   5 SW ST PAUL             MN  RAMSEY           0521 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  8.40   WATERTOWN                MN  CARVER           0357 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  7.50   4 SW MINNEAPOLIS         MN  HENNEPIN         0435 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  7.00   BOYCEVILLE               WI  DUNN             0459 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  6.50   5 WNW MORA               MN  KANABEC          0856 PM
  5.50   MOTLEY                   MN  MORRISON         0606 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  5.10   4 S ISLAND LAKE          WI  CHIPPEWA         0721 PM
                 STILL SNOWING.
  5.00   EAU CLAIRE               WI  EAU CLAIRE       0337 PM
                 STILL SNOWING WQOW TV
  4.30   10 N BRUCE               WI  RUSK             0435 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  4.30   4 ESE CLAYTON            WI  BARRON           0435 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  3.50   MANKATO                  MN  BLUE EARTH       0701 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  3.50   1 E OWATONNA             MN  STEELE           0435 PM
                 SNOW TAPERED
  2.00   JIM FALLS                WI  CHIPPEWA         0348 PM
                 STILL SNOWING

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Last Saturday there was a beautiful halo around the nearly full moon. Monday night was the Full Hunter’s Moon, but it was obscured by overcast skies here in southeast Minnesota, but tonight’s clear sky and bright, nearly-full moon is still a gorgeous sight.

Here’s a picture we received of last Saturday’s halo.

We’ll have the opportunity to see more of these as the season gets colder. They’re caused by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. Light reflected off the Moon at night or directly from the Sun on a cold day refracts through hexagonal ice crystals to make a 22° halo.

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While we may not see any “real” effects from Hurricane Sandy such as wind or rain, the storm on the East Coast will be playing quite a large role in our weather over about the next week.

 

It’s been termed “Frankenstorm”, appropriate enough because the storm is hitting extremely close to Halloween.  Even more appropriate because of the storms makeup.  If anyone is familiar with Frankenstein, the monster was created by a bunch of things being put together and then being brought to life.  Similarly, that is what is going on with Sandy.  Normally tropical system weaken as they move northward up the Atlantic Coast, but not this time.  This time Sandy has has some help, and its help is coming from the system that has brought us the cooler air over the last few days.  The three systems (Strong upper level cold pocket, surface cold front, and of course Sandy) will clash together in the Northeast.  Once they clash, the storm will have another energy source.

 

 

All of the weather in the mid-latitudes (Our weather) is driven by temperature differences.  Typically the bigger the temperature difference, the stronger the storm.  Hurricanes have a warm core and I mentioned that it will be colliding with a cold pocket.  Once the two collide, they will explode creating a perfect storm if you will. That is why this hurricane is so much different than ones that typically affect the Northeast.

There is a method to my madness.  I just wanted to lay some of the ground as to what was actually going on out there before we came back home.  In a nutshell the huge storm out East is going to clog the weather pipeline for the next few days.  While the winds may pick up slightly here because the storm is so large, we won’t see anything even remotely close to what the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic is in for.  Thanks to Sandy and its “parts” things will remain quiet and cool in the Upper Midwest.

 

 

 

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A cold front has swept through the Upper Mississippi Valley today, ushering in some cool, Canadian air and producing some light rain showers and gusty winds for us.  Unfortunately, as we’ve seen so many times this year, rainfall amounts have been sparse with this rain event locally with less than a tenth of an inch being registered in most locations.  As we look ahead to the weekend and next week, rain chances look meager with sunshine and seasonably mild weather expected instead.  We learned earlier this week that most of our viewing area has either entered the US Drought Monitor’s outlook or moved up a category in that outlook because of our current spell of appreciable rainfall. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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As promised, today is turning out to be rather summery across the region as gusty south winds behind a warm front are working to push in a little extra heat for us.  High temperatures today will be slightly warmer than normal for the first time in more than a week with readings in the mid 80s expected just about everywhere locally.  The additional warmth and humidity will prime the atmosphere for some thunderstorm activity later tonight as a cold front moves through the Upper Mississippi Valley.  Right now it looks like the best chance for thunderstorms will be after sunset, perhaps closer to midnight for the bulk of the viewing area and yes, there is a chance for some severe storms along this front.  Strong, damaging winds look to be the primary severe weather threat in our area late tonight.  There will be some light showers in the area behind that front with sunshine breaking through late in the morning and prevailing through the afternoon.  Gusty northwest winds tomorrow will usher in much cooler air and some spots may struggle to get to 70° by day’s end.

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While parts of our area had to deal with some thunderstorms that produced strong winds and some hail Wednesday, there was also plenty of glorious rain in those showers as well and some locations did much better than others in the rainfall department.  For instance, there were are couple of one inch totals in southeastern Minnesota and northeast Iowa and there were a few spots that had barely any measurable rainfall at all.  A little more can be expected later today as a weak disturbance works its way southward through the Upper Mississippi Valley.  The best chances for rain lie to the east locally, but widely scattered rain and isolated thunderstorms are expected across much of the region in the afternoon and early evening.

Here’s a look at some of the reported rainfall from Wednesday through early Thursday morning from the NWS in La Crosse:

MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE FOR THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 720 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

VALUES REPRESENT HIGHS YESTERDAY…LOWS OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS… AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS

HIGH LOW PCPN        

DODGE CENTER AWOS MN 79 / 63 / 0.13

AUSTIN AWOS MN 84 / 64 / 0.17

ROCHESTER ASOS MN 80 / 64 / 0.14

PRESTON AWOS MN 76 / 64 / 0.31

WINONA AWOS MN : 73 / 64 /

CHARLES CITY AWOS IA 86 / 63 / 1.69  

DECORAH AWOS IA 79 / 61 / 0.16

OELWEIN AWOS IA : 82 / 61 / 0.25

MEDFORD AWOS WI : 72 / 61 /

BLACK RIVER FALLS AWOSWI 79 / 59 / 0.35

LA CROSSE ASOS WI 80 / 66 / 0.04

SPARTA-FT MCCOY AWOS WI 77 / 61 / 0.07

VOLK FIELD ASOS WI : 75 / 61 / 0.08

VIROQUA AWOS WI : 77 / 63 / 0.01

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS WI : 81 / 63 / 0.01

BOSCOBEL ASOS WI : 81 / 66 / T

PLATTEVILLE AWOS WI 73 / 63 / 0.10

…OFFICIAL NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS… : VALUES REPRESENT 24 HOUR TOTALS AS OF THIS MORNING : : :

TIME HIGH LOW PCPN

SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA…

AUSTIN MN 84 / 62 / 0.26

ELGIN 2SSW MN 1.46

GRAND MEADOW MN  81 / 60 / 0.77

LA CRESCENT DAM 7 MN  0.06

MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5 MN  0.74

SPRING VALLEY MN 0.31

WABASHA MN  0.30

WINONA DAM 74 / 62 / 0.50

…NORTHEAST IOWA…

CHARLES CITY COOP IA 1.17

ELKADER 6SSW IA 83 / 57 / 0.02

GUTTENBERG DAM 10 IA 0.01

LANSING 4SE IA  0.02  

NASHUA 2SW IA  1.92  

NEW HAMPTON IA  84 / 62 / 1.40

 ST ANSGAR IA  0.15  

WAUKON IA  79 / 60 / 0.18

WESTERN WISCONSIN

ALMA DAM 4 WI  0.88  FRIENDSHIP WI  78 / 59 / 0.06

GALESVILLE 3ENE WI 0.25  

GENOA DAM 8 WI  0.10

ARX  LA CROSSE WFO WI 0.03

LYNXVILLE DAM 9 WI  0.00  

NEILLSVILLE 3SW WI  77 / 58 / 0.43

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WI  80 / 62 / 0.02

TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 WI  0.20

..OTHER COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS… VALUES REPRESENT 24 HOUR TOTALS AS OF THIS MORNING

HIGH LOW PCPN HLNM5 : HIGHLAND 2SE MN : / / 0.20

MAPLE VALLEY  1.27

VOLGA 1NE IA 0.03

 DESOTO 1SE WI0.08

ETTRICK 4WNW WI : 73 / 58 / 0.41

FOUR CORNERS WI : / / 1.26

HILLSBORO WSW WI0.00

HOLMEN 2NW/HOLLAND WI : / / 0.14

NEW LISBON 4ENE WI : / / 0.21

OSSEO WI : / / 0.59 RCCW3 : RICHLAND CENTER 1NW WI : / / 0.00 STDW3 : STODDARD WI : / / 0.04 TUNW3 : TUNNEL CITY 1S WI : / / 0.44 WRNW3 : WARRENS 5WSW WI : / / 0.28 WSAW3 : WEST SALEM WI : / / 0.03 WSLW3 : WEST SALEM 1W WI : / / 0.04 WHLW3 : WHITEHALL 2W-HWY DEPT WI : / / 0.86 …OTHER AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS… VALUES REPRESENT 24 HOUR TOTALS AS OF THIS MORNING HIGH LOW PCPN ASNM5: AUSTIN 3S MN : / / 0.03 DOBM5: AUSTIN MN : / / 0.17 TRCM5: AUSTIN MN : / / 0.21 BVRM5: BEAVER MN : / / 0.80 DKTM5: DAKOTA MN : / / 0.05 DVRM5: DOVER 1E MN : / / 1.05 HOUM5: HOUSTON MN : / / 0.15 KELM5: KELLOGG MN : / / 0.58 LKCM5: LAKE CITY MN : / / 0.08 LNSM5: LANESBORO MN : / / 0.38 LANM5: LANSING MN : / / 0.44 MDPM5: MOUND PRAIRIE MN : / / 0.10 RBCM5: ROCHESTER BEAR CR MN : / / 0.54 RCCM5: ROCHESTER CASCADE CR MN : / / 0.61 ROCM5: ROCHESTER SILVER CR MN : / / 0.60 SFZM5: ROCHESTER 5SW MN : / / 0.07 RCHM5: ROCHESTER 37TH ST MN : 81 / 65 / RCSM5: ROCHESTER BELTLINE MN : / / 0.34 WSPM5: WHITEWATER PARK MN : / / 1.08 BLFI4: BLUFFTON IA : / / 0.15 CCYI4: CHARLES CITY IA : / / 0.11 DEHI4: DECORAH IA : / / 0.17 DCHI4: DORCHESTER HWY 76 IA : / / 0.15 EDRI4: EL DORADO 1E IA : / / 0.23 EKDI4: ELKADER IA : / / 0.02 YRII4: ION IA : / / 0.05 MBRI4: MARQUETTE IA : / / 0.03 CROI4: ORCHARD IA : / / 0.44 YSPI4: YELLOW RIVER PARK IA : 81 / 57 / 0.06 BBLW3: BOSCOBEL RAWS WI : 81 / 65 / 0.00 BRFW3: BLACK RIVER FALLS WI : / / 0.34 BFWW3: BLACK RIVER FALLS RAWS WI : 76 / 60 / 0.70 DDGW3: DODGE WI : / / 0.11 DMLW3: DIAMOND LAKE RAWS WI : 74 / 59 / 0.15 LACW3: LA CROSSE WI : / / 0.04 NEHW3: NECEDAH RAWS WI : 78 / 60 / 0.03 NCHW3: NECEDAH 5WNW CRN WI : 76 / 59 / 0.06 RHDW3: RUNGE HOLLOW DAM WI : / / 0.04

WEST CENTRAL/CENTRAL/SOUTHERN MN/WEST CENTRAL WI WITH PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL/SNOW DEPTH REPORTS

 MAX MIN :ID LOCATION TEMP TEMP PCPN  

EAU CLAIRE WI : 78 / 62 /

MINNEAPOLIS MN : 80 / 62 /

ST CLOUD MN : 72 / 54 / 0.02

ALEXANDRIA MN : 73 / 59 / 0.19

CRYSTAL MN : 77 / 56 / 0.00

FLYING CLOUD MN : 79 / 60 / 0.01  

REDWOOD FALLS MN : 85 / 59 / 0.01

ST PAUL MN : 78 / 61 / 0.05

AWOS AIRPORTS – WEST CENTRAL/CENTRAL/SOUTHERN MN/WEST CENTRAL WI :

ALBERT LEA MN : 82 / 63

APPLETON MN : 79 / 57

BENSON MN : 79 / 54  

BLAINE MN : 75 / 57 /

BUFFALO MN : 70 / 56

CAMBRIDGE MN : 70 / 54 /

CANBY MN : 79 / 60  

FAIRMONT MN : 86 / 61 /

FARIBAULT MN : 79 / 61

GLENCOE MN : 79 / 56

 GLENWOOD MN : 72 / 59

GRANITE FALLS MN : 79 / 56

HUTCHINSON MN : 74 / M /

LAKE ELMO MN : 75 / 59

LAKEVILLE MN : 73 / 61

LITCHFIELD MN : 75 / 32

LITTLE FALLS MN : 70 / 54 / 14Y

LONG PRAIRIE : 72 / 55

MADISON MN : 81 / 61

MANKATO MN : 82 / 61

MAPLE LAKE MN : 71 / 55

MONTEVIDEO MN : 77 / 59

MORA MN : 68 / 54

MORRIS MN : 73 / 57

NEW ULM MN : 84 / 57

OLIVIA MN : 79 / 57  

OWATONNA MN : 81 / 63

PAYNESVILLE MN : 73 / 55

PRINCETON MN : 70 / 54

RED WING MN : 77 / 63

RUSH CITY : 67 / 51

SAUK CENTRE MN : 72 / 57

STAPLES MN : 70 / 57

ST JAMES MN : 82 / 55

SOUTH ST PAUL MN : 77 / 62

WASECA MN : 81 / 61

WILLMAR MN : 75 / 55

LADYSMITH WI : 70 / 57  

CUMBERLAND WI : 70 / 55

MENOMONIE WI : 73 / 63

NEW RICHMOND WI : 77 / 59

OSCEOLA WI : 72 / 57

RICE LAKE WI : 72 / 57 /

COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVATION SITES

OBS MAX MIN LOCATION TIME TEMP TEMP PCPN

IN MINNESOTA CHANHASSEN WFO  M / M / 0.01

CHASKA NW MN/ 78 / 57

ELK RIVER MN : DH0700/ 71 / 59 / 0.00

FAIRMONT MN 87 / 61 / 0.00

FARIBAULT MN : DH0700/ M / M / 0.70

FARMINGTON CWSU M / M / 0.28

FOREST LAKE MN  74 / 58 / 0.01

HASTINGS L/D MN  75 / 62 / 0.07

JORDAN MN : DH0530/ 78 / 59 / 0.01

KIMBALL MN : DH0600/ 72 / 56 / 0.05

LITTLE FALLS MN : DH0630/ 71 / 57 / 0.27

LONG PRAIRIE MN 70 / 55 / 0.15

ST ANTHONY MN 85 / 61 / 0.08

MORA MN 70 / 55 / 0.09  

RED WING L/D MN/ 77 / 64 / 0.07 RICE MN 71 / 56 / 0.24

ST CLOUD ST MN  M / M / 0.05

WINNEBAGO MN  84 / 60 / 0.00

MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE FOR CENTRAL IOWA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 736 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

VALUES REPRESENT HIGHS YESTERDAY…12-HOUR LOWS… : AND 24-HOUR PRECIPITATION ENDING AT 7 AM CENTRAL TIME

MAX MIN : LOCATION TEMP TEMP PCPN

LAMONI ASOS : 91 / 64 / 0.24

AMES ASOS : 83 / 64 / 0.21

DES MOINES ASOS : 90 / 67 / 0.59

NWS JOHNSTON* : 89 / 64 / 0.82

 MARSHALLTOWN ASOS : 85 / 61

ESTHERVILLE ASOS : 87 / 60 / 0.00

FORT DODGE AWOS : 84 / 66 / 0.02

MASON CITY ASOS : 87 / 60 / 0.05

MASON CITY* : M / M / 0.06

WATERLOO ASOS : 87 / 58 / 0.01

OTTUMWA ASOS : M / 62 / M

COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVATION SITE : : : OTHER AUTOMATED LOCATIONS : :

…NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…

AXA : ALGONA AWOS : 81 / 63 / 0.02 CAV :

CLARION AWOS : 84 / 63 / 0.00 FXY :

FOREST CITY AWOS : 86 / 63 / 0.01 :

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While rain has been a little more timely and plentiful in the past couple of weeks, we could always use some more and it looks like we stand a chance of picking up some decent rainfall totals in the next day or two as two storm systems will be affecting the region.  The first system is moving through the Upper Midwest today, spreading clouds and rain across the local area through today and at least the first part of tonight.  There will be a few thunderstorms possible this afternoon and evening with a few strong storms possibly producing strong winds and some hail.  The best chance for that will be to our west, however, while more benign activity is expected for us.  The second storm system looks a little weaker and comes from northwest Ontario tomorrow.  We’ll have some light showers and a couple of thunderstorms with occasional sunshine Thursday, especially in the midday and early afternoon.  The rainfall deficit for the year going back to spring is almost two inches for Rochester and around seven inches in northern Iowa so we’re all still hoping for a good soaking shower this week.  High pressure from Canada will follow that second system, bringing dry, cool weather to the Upper Mississippi Valley Friday and Saturday as high temperatures will be in the low to mid 70s.

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