Minnesota is served by two National Weather Service (NWS) offices: Duluth and Chanhassen (Twin Cities). These offices provide weather, water, and climate forecasts and warnings to the public, media, emergency services, and other agencies. Staffed 24/7 year-round, NWS meteorologists monitor statewide conditions, with additional support from the La Crosse, Wisconsin NWS office.
The National Weather Service in La Crosse issued an update Sunday morning for Rochester and Southeast Minnesota. They're forecasting a taste of winter for the Thanksgiving holiday.
This month is usually the grayest in Minnesota, with lots of cloudy days. Temperatures also drop quickly; for example, in Minneapolis, the average high is 50°F at the start of the month but falls to 35°F by the end, will that pattern continue this year?
Our temperatures have been unseasonably warm so we haven't had to deal with it yet, but when is the earliest we've seen snowfall here in the Bold North?