Risk Of Heavy Snow Across Minnesota In Thanksgiving Week Forecast

Just in time for Thanksgiving holiday travel, some potentially bad news is brewing on the weather front.

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has been monitoring the weather for the end of November, and something of interest that popped up over the weekend and has persisted as the week starts is a risk of heavy snow across the entire state of Minnesota for Thanksgiving Week.

After a generally warm fall, the CPC recently noted that they are seeing increasing odds of a "pattern change" for the end of November and the start of December, highlighting a growing likelihood of colder, more winter-like temperatures across Minnesota and the rest of the Upper Midwest.

That overall outlook points to an increasing likelihood of colder-than-normal temperatures and the potential of heavy snow. Those colder-than-average temperatures are looking to be shaping up in the forecast, with an arctic blast on the way later in the week. Here's the latest on that.

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Building on that general outlook for the next few weeks, the CPC is also pointing to a 20-40% risk of heavy snow across Minnesota that could occur from Wednesday, November 26, through Sunday, November 30.

While the map (below) notes that this risk of heavy snow is only "slight", the lowest on the scale, it is still notable and worth watching. Forecasts looking a week into the future like this have lower levels of confidence, as a lot can change between now and then.

With that low level of confidence, it is certainly quite possible that the odds of this potentially heavy snow could either increase or decrease as Thanksgiving approaches. It's definitely worth keeping an eye on! We'll be keeping an eye on how the forecast continues to shape up and will keep you updated on our website.