Thanksgiving week weather nationwide: What we know so far
No big storms are expected in Minnesota for Thanksgiving week. But that's not necessarily the case across the U.S., where some spots could see snow.
Lisa has been fascinated by the weather all her life. She grew up watching Midwest thunderstorms in her hometown in northwest Indiana. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology with a minor in mathematics from Valparaiso University. She also obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, and has the American Meteorological Society Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designation, as well as a NWA Seal of Approval from the National Weather Association.
While at Valparaiso, she was the founding Chief Meteorologist for their college TV station VUTV, President of the Northwest Indiana American Meteorological Society/National Weather Association, and active member of the Valparaiso University Storm Intercept Team (VUSIT). Part of her involvement with the storm chase team included a 10-day convective field study in which she chased storms across the plains traveling 5,626 miles through seven states seeing her first tornado!
Before making it back to the Midwest, Lisa previously worked for CBS affiliates in Sacramento, West Texas and Central Illinois.
No big storms are expected in Minnesota for Thanksgiving week. But that's not necessarily the case across the U.S., where some spots could see snow.
The National Weather Service says the metro may see half an inch of accumulation overnight, with most snow falling between 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. Accompanied by a flash freeze, conditions could "cause significant impacts to the Monday morning commute."
A system spreading across Minnesota Wednesday will bring minimal accumulation to the Twin Cities, but higher snow totals out west.
Light snow and flurries will move across Minnesota from west to east overnight Wednesday, with a dusting expected in the Twin Cities and 1-4 inches possible in the northwest corner of the state.
After a slow slog through the rain on Monday night and early Tuesday, a big storm will bring 1-3 inches of snow to the Red River Valley by Wednesday.
Sunday will be full of sunshine with high temperatures near 50 before things go downhill for the start of the work week.
It's been a busy year for the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota. Tuesday they passed a record of 21,000 patients. Including a late season mallard duckling.
Expect light rain to fall on and off across Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, from Saturday evening through Sunday morning.
After an Election Day featuring widespread showers, Minnesota will start to dry out and warm up on Wednesday.
Wednesday will start out mild, but temperatures will drop throughout the day. Our Halloween forecast looks unideal for trick-or-treating.
Sunday will be a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine and highs in the mid-60s.
Temperatures were well above average on Sunday as highs soared to the low 80s.
After much of southern Minnesota was under a freeze warning early Tuesday, the Twin Cities will warm up nicely.
Fall may have been tardy this year, but it's now in full effect in the Twin Cities.
Sunday will be one of the coolest and windiest days in a while with scattered showers possible north of the Twin Cities.