First snowfall of the season!

I apologize it's way after the fact, but we had our first snowfall of the season this past Monday, October 27th.

A particularly strong cold front pushed southeast across the region the previous Saturday night and this provided the first arctic air to settle into the Northern Plains for several days. A system that pushed through Sunday and into early Monday brought showers overnight and before all was done some of these transitioned into brief, heavy snow bursts. One of them just happened to push through Grand Forks around 9:00 am Monday. It did provide us with a quick accumulation on mostly grassy and elevated surfaces. Officially, the airport reported 0.7 inches, but it looked like it could have been slightly more here in town.

Here's a loop from the UND-RWIC webcam from 9:30 am to 3:15 pm. As you can see, the snow that did accumulate didn't stick around for long! Click on the image for a larger version to open in a separate window or tab.