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FXUS63 KMPX 082042
AFDMPX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
242 PM CST SAT NOV 8 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN WISCONSIN ON SUNDAY.
- COLD SNAP CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE WARMING BACK TO
NEAR/ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 242 PM CST SAT NOV 8 2025
AT 230 PM, RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES
ACROSS SOUTHERN MN. TRENDS HAVE BEEN IMPROVING DURING THE LAST
COUPLE OF HOURS AS THE SYSTEM IN IOWA CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST.
VISIBILITIES ARE NOW GENERALLY 2+ MILES, SO ANY ACCUMULATING
SNOW HAS LIKELY ENDED. SOME SURFACE OBS HAVE ALSO REPORTED A BIT
OF LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE MIXING IN WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE
UPPER 30S. OTHERWISE, TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN STEADY IN THE LOW
TO MID 30S ACROSS THE REGION. ALL PRECIPITATION WILL END BY
LATE AFTERNOON. A 1040 MB HIGH WILL BUILD INTO THE PLAINS AND
EASTERN ROCKIES FOR SUNDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS THE
HIGH APPROACHES DUE TO A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. GUSTS OF
25 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY SUNDAY, WHICH COMBINED WITH HIGHS ONLY
IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S WILL MAKE IT FEEL MORE LIKE THE
TEENS. CYCLONIC FLOW WILL LINGER ACROSS EASTERN MN AND WI INTO
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FORECAST SOUNDINGS ARE SATURATED IN THE DGZ
WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES THROUGH THAT LAYER, SO THERE MAY BE SOME
ISOLATED/SCATTERED SNOW SHOWER OR FLURRY DEVELOPMENT. THE
BOUNDARY LAYER WILL BE DRY, THUS SOME OF THE WEAKER SHOWERS MAY
NOT REACH THE GROUND. WHETHER OR NOT THEY REACH THE GROUND,
LITTLE OR NO IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY, THEN HIGH WILL
WEAKEN AND SLIDE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. FOR MIDWEEK.
RETURN FLOW WILL QUICKLY BRING MODERATING TEMPERATURES AS EARLY
AS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. A MILD PACIFIC AIRMASS WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE FOR THE REST OF NEXT WEEK AS THE STORM TRACK SHIFTS
BACK NORTH INTO CANADA. BY NEXT WEEKEND, A STRONGER SYSTEM
TRAVERSING SOUTHERN CANADA WILL BRING A COLD FRONT EAST ACROSS
THE PLAINS NEXT WEEKEND. A HEALTHIER PUSH OF WARM AIR LIFTING
NORTH AHEAD OF THE FRONT COULD BRING TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE
60S NEXT SATURDAY, WITH 70S NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION JUST TO THE
SOUTH.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1210 PM CST SAT NOV 8 2025
LIGHT SNOW IS BEGINNING TO WIND DOWN ACROSS SOUTHERN MN.
OTHERWISE, VFR CIGS ARE IN PLACE WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME LOWERING IS EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING TO
MVFR. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING
AND GUST TO 25-30 KTS SUNDAY. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
IN WI ON SUNDAY, SO INCLUDED A PROB30 THERE.
KMSP...NO ADDITIONAL CONCERNS.
/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
MON...VFR. WIND NW BCMG SW 5-10 KTS.
TUE...VFR. WIND S BCMG WNW 5-15 KTS.
WED...VFR. WIND NW 10-20 KTS.
MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MN...NONE.
WI...NONE.
DISCUSSION...BORGHOFF
AVIATION...BORGHOFF
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