Minnesota
Above-normal temps will linger; chance of light snow northern Minn. Sat. night
This feels more like February.
Twin Cities high temperatures were more typical of April than February on several days this past week. That extreme warmth is gone, but our weekend temps will be several degrees warmer than normal.
Temperature trends
The average Twin Cities high temp is 27 degrees on Feb. 10. Metro area highs are expected to reach the mid to upper 30s Saturday afternoon. Much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see Saturday highs in the 30s. Most of the northern third of Minnesota will have highs in the 20s.
Sunday high temps will be in the 30s in many locations, with some lower 40s in southwestern Minnesota and 20s in the far north:
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Sunday forecast highs
National Weather Service
Monday high temps will be mainly in the 30s, with some upper 20s in far northern Minnesota:
Monday forecast highs
National Weather Service
Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be around 40 degrees on Monday, followed by lower 40s Tuesday and Wednesday then mid 30s Thursday and mid 20s on Friday.
Flake chances north
Northeastern Minnesota could see spotty flurries Saturday morning and early Saturday afternoon.
An upper level disturbance will bring a chance of light snow showers to northwestern Minnesota late Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. Patchy light snow showers are possible in roughly the northern third of Minnesota overnight Saturday night.
The chance of light snow showers lingers into Sunday morning in northeastern Minnesota and in parts of northwestern Wisconsin.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 6 p.m. Saturday to noon on Sunday:
Simulated radar 6 p.m. Saturday to noon on Sunday
NOAA, via Tropicaltidbits.com
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network.
Updated forecast information will be posted by the National Weather Service offices in the Twin Cities, Duluth, La Crosse, Wis., Sioux Falls, S.D. and Grand Forks, N.D.
Ice safety
Feb. 6, 2024 Lake Harriet, Minneapolis
Ron Trenda/MPR News
Much of Minnesota had several days with very warm temps this past week, so ice conditions deteriorated on our lakes. This is a good time for a reminder about ice safety.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has plenty of information on ice safety, including these guidelines:
Ice safety guidlines
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
According to the DNR:
Many factors other than thickness affect ice strength, including air temperature, wind, snow, streams, narrow areas or bottlenecks, sun, shade, fish communities, plant decay, and more. When a layer of snow melts and refreezes on top of lake ice, it creates white ice, only about half as strong as new, clear ice. Double the above thickness guidelines when traveling on white ice.
Addition information on lake ice can be found here.
Weather nugget
The official Twin Cities high temperature (measured at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport) was 50 degrees or warmer on five of the first eight days this February. The Twin Cities high temperature didn’t reach 50 degrees or warmer in any of the previous six Februaries.
Programming note
You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.
A police officer in northern Minnesota unexpectedly passed away earlier this week.
The East Range Police Department said that Sgt. Cody Siebert passed away on Friday, less than 24 hours after being diagnosed with a brain infection.
The department said that Siebert was known for his happy-go-lucky personality and that “if you couldn’t get along with Cody, it was your fault.”
Siebert started at the K9 program in Babbitt with K9 Taconite (Tac) before going to the East Range Police Department.
“The hole left by Sgt. Siebert’s passing will be impossible to fill,” East Range police said. “We at ERPD love you and will miss you always. We have it from here.”
Mesabi East Schools also stated that the district was “truly blessed to have him walking our halls, greeting students, encouraging staff, and building relationships that went far beyond the badge.”
Click here for a GoFundMe to support Siebert’s family.
The Wild were taken down by the Utah Mammoth 5-2 on Friday night to end Minnesota’s winning streak at six games.
Lawson Crouse scored twice and U.S. Olympian Clayton Keller had a goal and two assists for Utah.
Logan Cooley and Barrett Hayton also scored and Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves to help the Mammoth rebound from a 4-2 home loss to NHL-leading Colorado on Wednesday night in their return from the Olympic break. Utah began the night in the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
U.S. Olympian Matt Boldy scored and assisted on Kirill Kaprizov’s goal for Minnesota. Second behind Central Division-rival Colorado in the West, the Wild are 9-2-1 in their last 12. They beat the Avalanche 5-2 on Thursday night in Denver.
Cooley opened the scoring with a short-handed goal with 6:37 left in the first period. The former University of Minnesota star got the puck on the right side off a deflection and put a shot between Wallstedt’s legs for his 15th goal.
Keller scored his 18th at 4:26 of the second. Nick Schmaltz forced a turnover on a forecheck and fed Keller on the right side.
Crouse made it 3-0 at 7:49 of the second. He came down the middle, took a pass from Keller and beat Wallstedt with a backhander.
Kaprizov countered for Minnesota on a power play with 5:57 left in the second. He has 33 goals this season.
Hayton made it 4-1 on a power play at 1:19 of the third, and Crouse added his 16th of the season on a tip with 7:12 to go.
Boldy got his 35th of the season with 5:57 remaining.
Up next
Wild: Host St. Louis on Sunday.
Mammoth: Host Chicago on Sunday.
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