OrdIowPitMsp

2025 total precipitation through 2/22 for select Midwest cities. It’s been dry and boring here for awhile. Couldn’t find a major Midwest city with less precipitation then Minneapolis YTD.

St. Louis: 3.99”

Columbus: 3.97”

Indianapolis: 2.66”

Chicago: 2.39”

Detroit: 2.13”

Moline: 1.90”

Duluth: 1.57”

Milwaukee: 0.98”

Madison: 0.70”

Des Moines: 0.59”

Minneapolis: 0.51”

Minneapolis has been below zero 11 of the past 12 mornings but we only managed a low of 1 this morning. 

-10 for the morning low. 

28 minutes ago, Powerball said:

Can y'all please take this shit back?

Thanks!

Sure I’ll take that, and you can have all of our 95+ days this summer. 

Only managed -15 as our overnight low. 

1 hour ago, Chambana said:

How y’all enjoying the winter of 24-25? Are we having fun?

Been out skiing 14 times so far this winter, below my average but it’s getting tough with young kids and no trips out west. Fun has been had regardless. 

The high in Minneapolis was a brisk -2F today. 

-15 at MSP. 

MSP has a 5” snow depth heading into this latest cold snap.
 

The current (1990-2020) average lows below zero in winter is 22. Winter 2024/25 is at 22 with at least 5-6 more this upcoming week. 

2-3” reports across the metro this morning. Getting some east Michigan style mood flakes currently. Another Very light and powdery snow. I don’t think we’ve had any snows this winter under 12:1 SLR

MSP reported 1.2” while just south across the river there is a 1.9” report and the NWS office reported 1.7”. I’m measuring 1.7” on my sidewalk. Light snow keeps back building to St. Cloud so we might tack on some more.

WAA stuff is winding down now. Good few hours of rippage with vis at 0.50mi, gonna eyeball ~2” here, we’ll see what the official measurement from MSP is in an hour. 
 

Maybe another 1/2-1” tomorrow as the CAA ramps up and the arctic comes to town for the week. 

WAA snow has begun in Minneapolis 

-1F here already up to 9. 

I’m just going to expect 1-2” here today and anything else is a bonus. Models are really making this a fun one to track. 

MPX is bullish. Point and click has 3.1” imby.

18z hrrr beautifully depicts the dry tongue punching east to MSP denying us an inch. 

17 minutes ago, mimillman said:

NAM says congrats MSP

The 3km only gives us 1-2”

I see the 12km NAM spits out 4-6” here but I usually don’t look at it.

-8F another chilly morning. 

Probably a general 1-3” for MSP. Snowpack refresher before suppression. 

Getting in on the action on the extreme northern edge. I’m down in Cannon Falls MN for work today and it’s a pixie dust storm at 0F.

Heavy overcast and -2 this morning. Stacking below zero lows efficiently this month. 

MSP gonna join the fun. 30% chance of snow tomorrow and up to 0.01” of precipitation. 
 

Final Call: 18 flakes.

-8 at MSP. Standard winter cold. 

Low of -1F this morning. That will feel mild compared to what’s coming this week.