Dense fog southeast Minnesota; a chilly rain on Thursday

Temperatures climbed nicely yesterday afternoon, reaching as warm as 42 degrees in Grand Marais along the north shore of Lake Superior. As winds eased later in the day, it was quite comfortable in the sunshine.

This morning's stillness brings a fog issue in southeast Minnesota, where a dense fog advisory has been posted for Rochester. Visibility was only a quarter mile at 6 a.m. Combine the fog with some refreezing and you have the formula for some travel problems. Drive cautiously this morning. Dense fog advisory in grey continues until 10 a.m.

Source:NWS LaCrosse, Wisconsin

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The mercury tumbled overnight from a very mild 36 degrees in Little Falls in central Minnesota on Monday, to a low of 1 degree this morning.

Some light snow will sweep from west to east across northern Minnesota today. Accumulations are expected to be minor.

Source:NWS Duluth, MN

It will take a little work for the sunshine to boost the temperatures above thawing in central Minnesota this afternoon, since lows were in the single digits.

Today's maximum temperatures. Source; NOAA/NWS

Winds should pick up later today and be brisk overnight, holding temperatures in the teens and lower 20s.

As a storm system begins to take shape in the southwest the opportunity for showers and thunderstorms enfolds in south Texas. Paul Huttner is at the AMS conference in Austin, Texas and may have a weather story from there on ATC.

Source:NOAA SPC

Paul is schedule to speak today on the severe flood event that hammered Duluth in June. This was one of the most extreme weather events of 2012.

Source:NWS Duluth, MN

More details on the Duluth flood can be found by clicking here.

While generous precipitation is likely to occur from eastern Texas through Arkansas and into southern Missouri the next three days, the moisture fades as it travels north on Thursday.

Potential liquid precipitation for the next through Thursday night. Source:NOAA/NCEP

Colder air arrives on Friday and we are still watching the potential for accumulating snow, particularly over northeast Minnesota on Friday night into Saturday.

Arctic air remains positioned to settle into the central US this weekend. It looks cold next week.

Valid at midnight on Wednesday, January 16th. Source:NOAA GFS model/Twisterdata.com

Craig Edwards