Here's the weather outlook from AM Wednesday to AM Monday. A strong storm will develop in the Central US with areas of heavy rain and heavy snow. Plowable snow will be possible from Kansas City, MO to Chicago, IL with strong to severe storms possible across the Southern US. Closer to home, areas of light snow will be possible on Friday as a clipper system slides through.

The weather outlook for Minneapolis on Wednesday shows cooler temps in place with highs warming into the mid 20s. NW Winds will be a bit breezy, but not as strong as they were on Tuesday.

The hourly temps for Minneapolis on Wednesday show temps hovering in the 20s much of the day with mostly cloudy skies. Northwesterly winds will be breezy with gusts approaching 25mph in the afternoon.

Feels like temps for Minneapolis on Wednesday will start teens and will hover in the single digits for much of the day.

High temps across the region on Wednesday will be a bit cooler than it was on Tuesday. Readings will warm into the 10s and 20s across much of the state, which will be nearly -5F to -10F below average for mid February.

The extended temperature outlook for Minneapolis over the next several days shows near or below average through the end of the week. The coolest day will be on Thursday with highs only warming into the lower 10s, which will be nearly -15F to -20F below average. However, Sunday will be much warmer as we bump up in to the lower 40s.

The extended weather outlook through the week ahead shows cooler than average temps through the end of the week with some light snow potential on Friday. We'll be quite a bit warmer on Sunday before some additional snow chances move in early next week.

According to the ECMWF & GFS extended temperature outlook, temps will be warmer through midweek before a brief cool down on Thursday. Temps late weekend could be warmer once again with well above average temps possible.

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 day temperature outlook shows above average temps across much of the Eastern US, while below average temps settle in across the western two-thirds of the nation.

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8-14 Day precipitation outlook shows more active weather across much of the nation, especially from the Southwest to the Central US and the Ohio Valley.

I unplugged the Doppler due a lack of storms and general interest. A conga-line of clippers just isn't cutting it. Paul, when will we experience an authentic "snow storm"? No time soon.

Winter got off to a promising start with nearly 12" from December 10-11; 20" reported in Woodbury! Snow-lovers were rubbing their hands with glee, but 20 MN tornadoes on the 15th day of December should have been a tip-off that winter would get weird.

Friend and colleague Sven Sundgaard reports 25 accumulating snow events so far this winter. Only two have exceeded 3 inches. Dribs and drabs of fleeting flakes. The metro has picked up nearly 37" of snow the hard way, one inch at a time, it seems. Beijing with Lakes.

Our snowstorm drought continues this week. The first chance of plowable snow comes next Monday and Tuesday, but big storms sail south of town - a trend for much of the winter.

30s return Friday - again Sunday, with fewer subzero nights the latter half of February. A March Tournament Storm? Yes please.

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny, brisk. Winds: NW 10-20. High: 23.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy and quiet. Winds: NNW 10. Low: -1.

THURSDAY: Sunny and chilly. Winds: NW 5-10. High: 11.

FRIDAY: Milder, streak of snow up north. Winds: SW 10-20. Wake-up: 4. High: 32.

SATURDAY: Chilly start with increasing clouds. Winds: S 10-20. Wake-up: 5. High: 31.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy, cooler breeze. Winds: N 10-20. Wake-up: 28. High: 32.

MONDAY: Potential for accumulating snow. Winds: NE 15-25. Wake-up: 12. High: 16.

TUESDAY: Snow tapers to flurries. Winds: N 10-10. Wake-up: 7. High: 11.

February 16th

1981: A significant warmup occurs across Minnesota. Highs in the 50s and 60s are common. 5 daily high records are broken in a row in the Twin Cities, with many others also broken statewide.

1903: A temperature of -59 is recorded at Pokegama Dam, tying the state record low at that time. It would not be broken for another 93 years.

February 16th

Average High: 29F (Record: 60F set in 1981)

Average Low: 13F (Record: -26F set in 1936)

Record Rainfall: 0.40" set in 1878)

Record Snowfall: 3.2" set in 1938

February 16th

Sunrise: 7:11am

Sunset: 5:42pm

Hours of Daylight: ~10 hours & 30 minutes

Daylight GAINED since yesterday: ~ 2 minute & 56 seconds

Daylight GAINED since Winter Solstice (December 21st): ~ 1 Hour & 44 Minutes

0.6 Days After Full "Snow" Moon

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The weather outlook on Wednesday shows well above average temperatures returning to the eastern half of the nation. Scattered showers and storms will be possible in the Southern US, some of which could be strong to severe with locally heavy rainfall.

A storm system develop midweek will be strong enough to create some severe weather potential across the Southern US. According to NOAA's SPC, there is already a highlighted risk of strong to severe thunderstorms highlighted in yellow on Wednesday and Thursday.

Weather conditions will remain somewhat active across the Central US as a big storm system develops with heavy rain and severe storms in the Southern US. There will also be areas of heavy snow across the Central US and Great Lakes Region.

According to NOAA's Weather Prediction Center, areas of heavy precipitation will be found across parts of the Central and Eastern US.

Here's the ECMWF extended snowfall outlook through the week ahead, which shows areas of heavy snow from the Central US to the Great Lakes. There also looks like to be heavy snow across the Rockies and the northern tier of the nation.

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