Sunday, November 30, 2025  6:20 AM 

Prepared by Bob Weisman, SCSU Meteorologist and Professor Emeritus

A (Chilly) Breath of Relief From Storms

Yesterday's snow slowly moved through central and southern Minnesota (see College of DuPage north central US radar loop), with mainly eastern and southeastern Minnesota being affected by the early morning hours. Travel is most difficult across southern Minnesota into the Minnesota River Valley (see complete ice and snow cover, cyan, on the MnDOT Minnesota road reports). It's not nearly as windy on the western flank of this storm, now pushing from Lower Michigan into Lake Huron and Ontario (see College of DuPage North America water vapor loop), so road crews will be able to clear the new snow fairly efficiently, although it will take longer in eastern Minnesota where the snow has persisted longer. The heaviest snowfall reports as of yesterday afternoon and evening were 8-14 inches across central and northern Iowa, southern Wisconsin, and into parts of the Chicago area (see NWS latest snowfall reports). During the early morning hours, no travel was advised on either I-35 or I-80 in central Iowa. Many roads in northern Illinois are still snow covered

There were between 3 and 6 inches from Mankato to LaCrosse, and between 2 and 5 inches in the Twin Cities. St. Cloud State University had 3.2 new inches as of this morning and 6 inches on the ground.

The snow is coming to an end over Chicago and the Detroit area has seen some slushy snow with temperatures around 34 degrees. Chicago doesn't have as many delays and cancellations as was the case early yesterday (see FlightAware.com list of delays).

The passing of this storm will give us quieter but colder weather through the upcoming work week with the second half of the week having the coldest weather. The new air mass moving in today will limit our highs to the upper teens today and tomorrow and around 20 degrees on Tuesday. There will be a small chance for a near zero low tomorrow morning, but the temperature trend for that day has been rising a bit.

The reinforcing shot of air from far northwestern Canada will come in behind a cold front due late Tuesday night or early Wednesday. That front will produce our only chance for measurable snowfall during the work week, but the threat will be limited to a light accumulation if any in central Minnesota (dusting to an inch) with perhaps a couple of inches in northern Minnesota.

The colder air will then push in, dropping Wednesday daytime temperatures from near 20 early in the day to the plus single digits during the afternoon. It will get breezy, so the wind chill could approach or drop under -20, a level that could actually cause problems if you are outside for 30 minutes or more. We will have a shot at a sub-zero low by early Thursday and some in the area could see lows in the minus teens.

At this point, the coldest of the cold looks to be moving out as Thursday goes on, so highs could return to 10 degrees or a little above. There will be the potential for 20's by Friday. There is another shot of cold air due to push into south central Canada and the Great Lakes over the weekend, but it is uncertain how much of the cold air core will get into Minnesota, so I find it too early to predict how chilly the highs will be.

The bulk of precipitation this week will remain well to our south (see NWS WPC quantitative precipitation forecast). There will be a chance for a lighter snow over Iowa tomorrow into tomorrow evening. The next storm has much lower potential, but it will again cause some blowing snow issues on the back side since there will be enough total snow cover to blow over ditches and onto roads.

Links to Ground and Air Travel Conditions

I will be on duty through the weekend, since the busy travel season continues. As usual, I will have the following link of ground and air travel links all week.

• Ground Travel
  • Minnesota
  • Surrounding States
    • Iowa
    • North Dakota
    • South Dakota
    • Nebraska
    • Wisconsin
    • Michigan
  • Surrounding Provinces
    • Manitoba
    • Ontario
• Air Travel
  • Flight Aware Misery Map
  • Flight Aware Delays and Cancellations

Detailed St. Cloud, MN, and Vicinity Forecast

Confidence Level: "The Bugs Are Waiting for Me to Mow the Lawn"

Sunday 11/30/2025: Sunny in the morning, mixed clouds and sun midday and afternoon. Maybe a flurry. A biting breeze and colder. High: between 15 and 20. Winds: NW 10-20 MPH during the morning, 8-15 MPH during the afternoon. Wind chill: between -10 and +10 during the morning, between 0 and +10 during the afternoon. Chance of measurable snowfall: 10%.

Sunday Night: Clear early, partly clear late, light winds, and even colder. Low: between 0 and +5 evening, pushing to near 10 by morning. Winds: light NW evening, SW 5 MPH late at night. Chance of measurable snowfall: 0%.

Confidence Level: "Extra Bugs Will Come From Every Home on the Block to Hover Around My Head"

Monday 12/1/2025: Becoming mostly cloudy and breezy with continued January-like cold. High: between 15 and 20. Winds: SW 8-15 MPH. Wind chill: between -10 and +5 during the morning, between 0 and +15 during the afternoon. Chance of measurable snowfall: 10%.

Monday Night: Partly to mostly cloudy, light winds, and not quite as cold. Low: between +5 and +10. Winds: SW 5 MPH. Wind chill between -5 and 0. Chance of measurable snowfall: 0%.

Tuesday 12/2/2025: Morning sunshine, afternoon clouds, and not quite as cold. Perhaps a stray snow flurry. High: between 18 and 23. Winds: SW 5-15 MPH. Wind chill: between -5 and +10 during the morning, in the teens during the afternoon. Chance of measurable snowfall: 20%.

Confidence Level: "Enough Bugs Will Fly into My Mouth to Throw Off My Diet

Tuesday Night: Cloudy with a chance for light snow or flurries and not as cold. Any accumulation will be limited to between a dusting and an inch. Turning windy late at night. Temperatures holding in the 20's much of the night before returning to near 20 by morning. Winds: SW 5-10 MPH evening, shifting to NW 10-20 MPH late at night. Wind chill in the plus single digits by morning. Chance of measurable snowfall: 30%.

Wednesday 12/3/2025: Mixed clouds and some sunny breaks with a few flurries possible. Breezy and turning much colder. Temperatures falling through the teens during the morning, in the plus single digits during the afternoon. Winds: NW 10-20 MPH. Wind chill: near zero during the morning, between -22 and -5 during the afternoon. Chance of measurable snowfall: 10%.

Wednesday Night: Clear with diminishing wind and possibly the coldest night of the season so far. Low: between -13 and -5. Winds: NW 5 MPH. Wind chill in the minus teens and -20s through midnight. Chance of measurable snowfall: 10%.

Thursday 12/4/2025: Sunshine through high clouds, breezy during the afternoon, and continued cold. A slight chance for an afternoon snow flurry. High: between 8 and 13. Winds: SW 5 MPH during the morning, SE 8-15 MPH during the afternoon. Wind chill: between -15 and +5 during the afternoon. Chance of measurable snowfall: 20%.

Extended: Milder Friday??? Temperatures back below average by next weekend (not sure how much colder than average)?? Uncertain chance for snow???

Forecast Confidence (10 - "The Rabbits Will Thump Even Though I Fed Them"; 0 - "The Rabbits Will Offer To Groom My Bald Spot"): 6 Saturday and Saturday night, 7 Sunday, 6 Sunday night, 5 Monday through Tuesday, 3 Tuesday night through Thursday.

Yesterday's High: 21°F; Overnight Low (through 6 AM Sunday): 19°F;
St. Cloud Airport 24-Hour Melted Precipitation (through 6 AM Sunday): 0.18 inch; SCSU 24-Hour Precipitation (through 6 AM Sunday): 3.2 inches snow/0.18 inch melted

Next Update: Monday, December 1, 2025 6 AM

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