Did I Jinx It?
It seems like it was only two days ago (it was) that I was bragging about our Twin Cities weather, though I also made the statement that it was about to go downhill. But did it need to go downhill THIS FAR....

..WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND CHANGE TO MAINLY ALL SNOW ON TUESDAY. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WELL INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE AREA EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS MAY CAUSE FURTHER VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Now I haven't looked at the info, etc. but this would be a big surprise in this otherwise mild fall. But I do have to keep in mind that November 16 is the average date for the 1st 1" or greater snowfall. While last winter we didn't have one until January 21- a record.

And as I said on Friday, we can't forget that this IS Minnesota and it IS November.