Temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 37°F to 44°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 7 days.
This week's forecast shows temperatures running 15°F below the historical average for October. Normal highs for this period are around 55°F with lows around 38°F.
1880 - A violent early season blizzard raked Minnesota and the Dakotas. Winds gusted to 70 mph at Yankton SD, and snow drifts 10 to 15 feet high were reported in northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. Saint Paul MN reported a barometric pressure of 28.65 inches on the 16th. Railroads were blocked by drifts of snow which remained throughout the severe winter to follow. Gales did extensive damage to ship on the Great Lakes.
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Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny. High near 44, with temperatures falling to around 42 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 5am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. West wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain and snow showers before 8am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 8am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 3 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Rain showers before 2am, then rain and snow showers between 2am and 5am, then rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Day: Rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of snow showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Day: A chance of snow showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Day: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Wed's High Temperature
96 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Wed's Low Temperature
17 at 11 Miles West-northwest Of Augusta, MT
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