Cold-ness!

As I expected, we officially reached the first sub-zero temperatures of the season last evening.

Here are the obs from Grand Forks Int'l...
(From 8:53pm CST Monday to 2:53pm Tuesday)

 Site      Time      Tmp Dpt %RH W/H Wdr Wsp Wgs Cld  MSLP 
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 KGFK Nov 27 0253UTC   3  -4  72 -16  NW  17  25 OVC 1024.9
 KGFK Nov 27 0353UTC   1  -8  65 -18  NW  17     BKN 1026.3
 KGFK Nov 27 0417UTC  -0  -9  65 -18  NW  15     FEW       
 KGFK Nov 27 0453UTC  -1 -10  65 -18  NW  13     FEW 1027.3
 KGFK Nov 27 0521UTC  -2  -9  71 -17  NW  10     BKN       
 KGFK Nov 27 0553UTC  -3 -11  68 -22 WNW  14     BKN 1028.5
 KGFK Nov 27 0622UTC  -4 -11  71 -21  NW  12     SCT       
 KGFK Nov 27 0653UTC  -4 -12  68 -22  NW  13     CLR 1028.9
 KGFK Nov 27 0753UTC  -6 -13  71 -21  NW   9     CLR 1029.4
 KGFK Nov 27 0853UTC  -8 -14  74 -22 WNW   7     CLR 1030.4
 KGFK Nov 27 0953UTC -10 -16  74 -23 WNW   6     CLR 1031.0
 KGFK Nov 27 1053UTC -11 -16  78 -24 WNW   6     CLR 1031.9
 KGFK Nov 27 1153UTC -10 -16  74 -24   W   7     CLR 1032.6
 KGFK Nov 27 1253UTC -11 -17  74 -18 WNW   3     FEW 1032.0
 KGFK Nov 27 1353UTC -12 -18  74 -24 WSW   5     FEW 1032.6
 KGFK Nov 27 1453UTC  -7 -14  71 -14 WNW   3     BKN 1032.5
 KGFK Nov 27 1553UTC  -5 -12  71           0     BKN 1031.9
 KGFK Nov 27 1653UTC  -3 -11  68 -13   S   5     BKN 1031.8
 KGFK Nov 27 1753UTC  -2 -11  65 -17 SSE   9     OVC 1030.1
 KGFK Nov 27 1853UTC  -1  -9  68 -16 SSE  10     OVC 1029.9
 KGFK Nov 27 1953UTC  -0  -8  68 -12  SE   7     OVC 1028.2
 KGFK Nov 27 2053UTC   1  -7  68 -13  SE   9     OVC 1027.7

Also note these wind chills...! I am definitely NOT prepared for this.

Winter Weather Advisory

While it isn't the first winter weather advisory of the season, per se, it is the most significant. A weak clipper system will progress southeast over the region this evening and overnight, bringing some accumulating snows to the area. It shouldn't be much to cause any big issues, but slick spots on the roads will still likely be found out there, I'm sure.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF THE REGION INTO MID EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MADDOCK NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH HALSTAD MINNESOTA TO MAHNOMEN MINNESOTA.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME NORTH AND RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS INTO THE EVENING. COMBINED WITH THE NEW SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

In addition, much colder air will filter in behind the associated cold front tonight. I wouldn't be surprised to see our first sub-zero temperatures tonight. Ugh!

Thanksgiving snow...

It wasn't a major snowfall, but it was the first snow-storm of the season for some parts of the Midwest. Measurable snow fell for the first time over parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and southern Wisconsin over the Thanksgiving holiday. Satellite pictures from Saturday clearly showed areas where the heaviest snows fell, particularly over parts of southern and eastern Nebraska, northwestern Kansas, Iowa and southern Wisconsin.

In the satellite loop below, obviously the areas of "white" that arent' moving are where the snow-cover is showing. You can even see snow cover melting over Iowa.