Powder Ridge Ski Area Snow Report

040 FXUS63 KMPX 220753 AFDMPX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 253 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Above normal temperatures continue through Saturday, followed by near normal temperatures heading into next week - Rain chances return Friday and remain in the forecast through the middle of next week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 250 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026 Patchy fog has developed early this morning as temperatures drop into the 40s across the region. Expect it to become dense in some locations, but improve quickly after sunrise. Today will be another beautiful fall day with mild temperatures and mostly sunny skies. Clouds will increase overnight and an area of showers may move into western Minnesota during the afternoon as a pocket of higher vorticity values spreads northeast from the Sioux Falls area. Those showers could continue further east as the latest HRRR and RRFS depict, though it is more likely that a dry boundary layer will limit the amount of rain that makes it to the surface. It is not until Saturday that a weakening cold front attempts to sweep through the Upper Midwest. Increased moisture from the Pacific is expected to support multiple rounds of showers as the front stalls out and interacts with several upper level shortwaves heading into next week. WPC`s QPF has markedly increased during the Monday timeframe, generating a strip of 0.5 to 1.0 inches from southwest towards east-central MN. While that location may shift, we can confidently say that the pattern will be changed heading into next week, especially when looking at temperatures. Highs will likely dip just below normal for Monday and Tuesday, before recovering slightly by the middle of the week. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 1125 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 Still anticipating areas of fog tonight, but thinking densest fog will be confined near bodies of water/river valleys. Have TEMPOs at RWF, MKT, and EAU for where fog is most likely. Worst areas will see visibilities down to 2sm (IFR) before fog burns off. Scattered high to mid-level clouds arrive towards the end of the TAF period. Light/variable winds tonight become southeasterly by late Thursday morning with speeds increasing to 5-10 knots. KMSP...Refrained from any mentions of fog for tonight. Confidence is not high enough to include in the TAF at this time. Southeasterly winds will range from 5-10 knots this afternoon through Thursday night. /OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/ FRI...VFR. Wind SE 10-15G25kts. SAT...VFR, chc -SHRA/MVFR. Wind SSW 10-15G25kts. SUN...VFR, chc -SHRA/MVFR late. Wind N 5kts. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...None. WI...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...BED AVIATION...CTG