Saturday update (next update noon Sunday): Lots to talk about and a complex pattern setting up. Snow is possible in Cottage Grove at times through Wednesday morning (best chances Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning). By the way, we've recorded 18.19" of precipitation here in Cottage Grove; normal to date is 29.36". So, yes, we're running […]
Updated 3:00pm Friday, next update noon Saturday System #1: Saturday night / Sunday morning (snow levels may dip to near 700-900' at times). Range of possible snow in Cottage Grove is zero to a dusting (chances are very low). System #2: Sunday night through Tuesday night. Deja vu: this system is expected to stall near […]
UPDATE ON STORM DISAPPOINT: Yes, my forecast was a bust. For those of you who wanted more snow than the dusting to 1" we got, let's be disappointed together. Here's what happened (nerd hat on): COLD TEMPERATURES: Much below normal! Highs today/Friday around 40, lows tonight/Friday night 15-20. Lows of 28-32 are expected Saturday night through […]
Storm's not over with up to 2-6" of snow still remaining possible through Thursday morning, with the best chances for accumulating in-town snow later this afternoon or evening through Thursday morning. Although unlikely, there remains the very small possibility that we can get 7-10" of snow if things align just right. Just after noon today […]
SNOW UPDATE (11:30am Tuesday): Up to 8" of total snow remains possible in Cottage Grove, most of this occurring between tonight and Wednesday night. A rain/snow mix or light dusting is possible as early as this evening, which is when temperatures are expected to be closer to freezing (can't rule out a brief rain/snow mix before […]
Two very cold back-to-back storm systems will affect the region through Thursday, then another chance for snow possibly Sunday and Monday. There's been some changes with computer model data that creates uncertainties with snow amounts here. Current spread of possibilities is 1-8", but the 4:00pm updated data suite suggests 1-4" more likely (but not 100%). […]
SUNDAY'S UPDATE: Much colder next week with temperatures as much as 20 degrees below normal. Up to 1-5" of total snow is possible between about sunset Tuesday through Thursday night. Wednesday has the best chances for snow and is also when most of the snowfall will occur. WINDS: Monday night through Tuesday can gust up […]
A very cold storm will affect the region Monday evening through early Thursday morning. This system has limited moisture, so any snow that falls below 1000' should be light. Here in Cottage Grove, Monday night through Tuesday morning presents an opportunity for us to see a dusting to 1" of snow. Tuesday and Wednesday will […]
Partly to mostly cloudy through Sunday; some sunny breaks, especially on Friday. No rain, very light to calm winds. The weather gets really interesting on Tuesday and Wednesday as a low pressure system with lots of cold air passes through the state. This *may* present opportunities for snow here in Cottage Grove, especially Tuesday night […]
SNOW: Two storms will affect us to about 9am tomorrow. Total snowfall ranges from a dusting to 3-4” with isolated spots of 5” or so. The reason for a wide range is that snow isn't expected to be uniform because precipitation will be "scattered" (some spots get more, some spots less). So it's impossible to […]
