On this day in 1940, Minnesota experienced one of its deadliest weather events, the Great Armistice Day Blizzard. This devastating storm killed 49 people, with roads blocked for days. The rapid onset and severe impact, including a barometer drop to 28.66 inches at Duluth, made it infamous. Pilot Max Conrad notably dropped food to save stranded hunters.![]()
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Today, November 11, brings a much quieter Veterans Day to Rice County. At 6am in Faribault, it is 31 degrees with a wind chill of 21 degrees. South-southwest winds are 14 miles per hour, gusting to 20 miles per hour, with 73 percent relative humidity and rapidly falling barometric pressure. Expect a partly to gradually sunny day with a high near 49 degrees. Winds will be breezy, shifting from south-southwest to west-northwest, with gusts up to 25 miles per hour. Tonight, mostly clear with a low around 31 degrees and west winds 10 to 15 miles per hour.![]()
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Quiet weather continues for the work week with near to above normal temperatures. Breezy conditions, with gusts 20 to 30 miles per hour, will persist today and tomorrow across southern Minnesota. Highs will be in the upper 40s to 50s through Thursday, warming to upper 50s and even 60 degrees by Friday and Saturday. Our next chance for rain arrives this weekend. Forecast models show lower confidence, with some indications of a divided pattern that could limit rain for our area, but we'll continue to monitor for any changes.![]()
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Historically for November 11, Minnesota has seen a record high of 72 degrees in 1923, and a record low of -5 in 1943. Last year, the high was 18 degrees, with a tenth of an inch of precipitation.![]()
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Did you know that some of Minnesota's most intense weather events have occurred in November? This date 25 years ago saw a 'land hurricane' set a new all-time record low pressure for Minnesota, bringing powerful winds and significant snow to our region.![]()
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Currently, at 6 am in Faribault, it's a cold 19 degrees with a northwest wind at 3 miles per hour, making the wind chill 15 degrees. Relative humidity is 82 percent and the barometric pressure is steady. On this day, November 10, the record high was 74 degrees in 2012, and the record low was 6 degrees in 2018. We saw a quarter of an inch of precipitation on this day in 2024.![]()
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November 10 has seen some intense weather in Minnesota history. On this day in 1999, late-season hail fell in Eden Prairie, collecting up to a foot deep. Even more impactful, in 1998, a potent storm nicknamed a 'land hurricane' set a new all-time record low pressure for Minnesota at Albert Lea and Austin, with St. Cloud State University recording a 64 mph wind gust. Lake Superior also holds significant weather history for this date, with the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking in 1975 and a severe windstorm in 1913 causing ships to be lost.![]()
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Today, however, will be mostly sunny, with a high near 35 degrees. A northwest wind of 5 to 10 mph will shift to west southwest in the afternoon. Tonight, there's a chance of flurries between 2 am and 5 am, with mostly cloudy skies and a low around 24 degrees. Winds will be south southwest at 5 to 15 mph.![]()
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Our sneak peek of winter, with highs in the 30s, will end tomorrow. The weather system bringing this cold air is moving out, allowing high pressure to build, which will bring drier and calmer conditions through the workweek. Except for a slim chance of very light flurries overnight tonight, dry conditions are expected through Friday. Temperatures will return to near normal by Tuesday, with highs reaching the 50s across southern Minnesota on Thursday, about 5 degrees above normal for mid-November. Friday and Saturday could see temperatures even climb to 60 degrees south of the Twin Cities. The next chance for widespread precipitation arrives next weekend, but given the warmer forecast, it is likely to remain rain.![]()
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At 6 am in Faribault, it's 22 degrees with an 8 mile per hour north wind, resulting in a 12 degree wind chill. The relative humidity is 73 percent and the barometric pressure is rising rapidly. November 9th holds a wide range of weather history for Minnesota. Record highs reached 78 degrees in 1999, contrasting with a high of only 22 degrees in 2018. The record low was -3 degrees in 1921. Historically, this day also saw significant snow events, with a foot in Western Minnesota in 1977 tying up I-94, and 2 to 6 inches in parts of west central and north central Minnesota in 2003. We even have a record of the sky darkening at Ft. Snelling in 1850 due to smoke from prairie fires.![]()
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For Rice County today, expect cold and breezy conditions. Wind chills will remain in the teens. Scattered snow flurries are possible throughout the day, particularly before 2 pm and then again after 3 pm, with northwest winds around 15 miles per hour and gusts up to 25 miles per hour. While light snow brought a dusting overnight to parts of the region, any additional precipitation will be light snowflakes, amounting to no more than a dusting with minimal impacts. High temperatures will stay below freezing, near 30 degrees. Overnight, a chance of flurries continues, with temperatures around 24 degrees.![]()
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A significant warm-up is coming. Temperatures will quickly rebound through the start of the work week, with highs reaching the 40s and 50s by Tuesday. This mild air will persist through the rest of the week, bringing near or above normal temperatures for mid-November across much of the country.![]()
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A very minor weather system could potentially bring very light rain or snow Tuesday or Wednesday, but the chance is low. The next more notable chance for precipitation, possibly rain or snow, is signaling for next weekend, though details are still uncertain among models.![]()
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It's a chilly 27 degrees in Faribault this morning at 7 am, with 85 percent humidity and steady barometric pressure.![]()
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For Rice County today, expect a chance of snow or flurries before 1 pm, then a chance of flurries between 1 pm and 2 pm. Skies will be cloudy, with a high near 34 degrees. A light north wind wild increase to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. A dusting of snow is likely this morning across far-western and southern Minnesota, with minor accumulations expected. The majority of this snow, an inch or less, will be confined to extreme southwestern Minnesota and along and south of the I-90 corridor, though locations as far north as Redwood Falls and Mankato may pick up a tenth of an inch or two of slushy, early season snow. No SKYWARN spotter activation will be needed.![]()
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Tonight, it will be partly cloudy, with a low around 18 degrees and a north northwest wind of 10 to 15 mph. Sunday will bring a strong push of cold air, leading to a very cold start with wind chills falling into the single digits area wide early in the morning, followed by wind chills in the teens to 20s during the afternoon. Isolated flurries are possible across eastern Minnesota, though the bulk of the moisture will be further east. Highs Sunday are not expected to get above freezing.![]()
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We'll start next week with another chilly day before warmer temperatures return. Much of the week looks to be dry, with an area of high pressure building in by mid-week across the central United States. This will send our temperatures back into the upper 40s and 50s heading into next weekend, a slow warm-up through the week.![]()
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On this day, November 8, Minnesota has experienced a wide spectrum of weather. The record high for Faribault was 76 degrees in 2001, while the high only reached a mere 15 degrees in 1991. The record low for the date was -10 degrees, also in 1991. A more recent historical note from 1999 saw a significant November 'heat wave' impact much of the state, with temperatures in the 70s and 80s recorded, shattering records in many places. The Twin Cities had 73 degrees, while Canby saw an impressive 82. In stark contrast, 1943 brought a severe ice storm to the Twin Cities and heavy snow over southwest Minnesota. Places like Worthington, Windom, and Marshall saw 14 to 16 inches of snow, and one person died in St. Paul as a trolley car slid off tracks and hit a pole. Many telephone poles were down due to the ice. A much earlier historical event on this date in 1870 marked the issuance of the first storm warning for the Great Lakes by the U.S. Army.![]()
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It's 40 degrees this morning at 6 a.m. in Faribault, with a west wind at 5 miles per hour, creating a wind chill of about 37 degrees. Relative humidity is 82 percent, and barometric pressure is steady.![]()
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Today, expect increasing clouds, high near 49, with a northwest wind around 10 mph. Tonight, mostly cloudy, low around 28 degrees, with calm winds. A slight chance of sprinkles exists, but dry air will likely keep things clear for most of the day.![]()
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Our first taste of winter arrives early Saturday. A quick-moving storm could bring up to a half inch of slushy snow to western and southern Minnesota, especially along the I-90 corridor, Saturday morning. Brief, heavy snow rates might reduce visibility. Rice County should see only a trace at best. Behind this system, much colder air settles in for the weekend. Sunday morning will see single digit wind chills as breezy northwest winds gust to 20-25 mph.![]()
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Looking ahead, we'll start the week just above freezing. Temperatures are expected to warm to near or above mid-November normals by Tuesday, with highs potentially reaching the mid 50s by week's end. The rest of the week looks dry.![]()
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On this day in Minnesota weather history, November 7, 1844, a large prairie fire occurred at Fort Snelling, followed by more fires later in the week. The record high for this date was 74 degrees in 1949. It only reached a high of 10 degrees in 1991, which also recorded a low of -13 degrees.![]()
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3:30 p.m. SNOW FORECAST UPDATE: Certainly things don't look great for snow lovers on Saturday, as the latest forecast has Rice County at under a 50% chance of even a tenth of an inch of snow or more. But the COLD WEATHER for Saturday through Monday is a lock.
Did you know that breezy conditions today are a precursor to a taste of winter this weekend? As of 6 a.m. in Faribault, it is 35 degrees with 85 percent humidity and falling barometric pressure. For Rice County, expect mostly cloudy skies today, with a high near 55 degrees. It will be breezy, with south winds increasing from 5 to 10 mph to 15 to 20 mph, and gusts possibly reaching 30 mph. Chances for rain today are very slim.![]()
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Looking back at November 6th in Minnesota weather history, the record high was 75 degrees in 2020, while the high only reached 21 degrees in 1959. The record low was 7 degrees in 1991. 4 tenths of an inch of precipitation was recorded in 2024. Also on November 6, 1993, heavy lake effect snow brought 3 to 4 inches around Baudette, and in 1947, a snowstorm with high winds caused a million dollars in damage across Minnesota.![]()
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A significant shift in weather is expected for Southern Minnesota this weekend, bringing our first real taste of winter. A low-pressure system is forming and moving east, ushering in cooler air. Saturday brings a chance of a rain/snow mix across our region, with the potential for slushy accumulations. While accumulation in the Twin Cities Metro is unlikely, better chances exist from Carver and Scott counties south, including Rice County. A rapid influx of very cold air will follow this precipitation, meaning slick travel is possible later Saturday into early Sunday across parts of Southern Minnesota.![]()
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The cold will intensify for the end of the weekend. Sunday morning lows are expected in the upper teens, with afternoon highs struggling to reach 32 degrees. Monday morning will also see lows in the upper teens. Thankfully, a warming trend is forecast for much of next week, with highs returning to the upper 40s and lower 50s.![]()
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Here's your National Weather Service snow forecast for Saturday, showing less than 1" of snow. This is still a very early look, but currently the first official forecast we have.
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