After a long stretch of not mentioning the word "snow" often, it appears the weather pattern will be changing to a wet one over the next week.  The transition from dry to snow has already begun.  Just recently, the Shakopee area picked up about an inch of snow on Monday night.  Heading into next week, we will see a couple chances of snow in the forecast.  The first round will come Monday night into Tuesday, and then again on Thursday.

By the middle of next week, the forecast models hint at up to a couple inches of snow across Scott County and the rest of the Twin Cities metro area.  The Twin Cities will receive a glancing blow as the majority of the snow falls across western Minnesota.  The system will exit the area Tuesday.  Temperatures will be hovering near the freezing point, so it's all going to depend on timing on whether we see snow, rain, or some sort of mix.





A more potent storm system comes into play by Thursday, and could drop a few inches of snow across the Twin Cities.  The European forecast model, which is a favorite among local weatherpeople for it's accuracy during the winter months, depicts a broad area of heavier snow in the Twin Cities and places towards the west.  This system will need watching, but it could be the first chance of significant snow (four inches or more) in quite awhile.  Again, temperatures will be mild for this time of the year, and snow amounts will depend on arrival time of precipitation.





For those of you not fans of snow, daylight savings time is 24 days away.  For me, this usually signals the start of spring as we gain an additional hour and see addtional sunlight during the day.  While the mild weather has been nice, I have to admit it's a bit depressing running outside at night in pitch darkness. Speaking of mild weather, the Climate Prediction Center has early projections of March being above normal.



Despite the snow chances next week, it will be just a minor interruption as it appears spring is here to stay!