REGION 9 FORECAST

UPPER MIDWEST

SUMMARY: Winter temperatures and precipitation will be above normal, while snowfall will be above normal in the east and below normal in the west. The coldest periods will be in early to mid- and late December, late January, and late February. The snowiest periods will be in late December, early and late January, late February, and early March. April and May will be warmer and drier than normal. Summer will be hotter and drier than normal, with the hottest periods in early June, early July, and mid- and late August. September and October will have below-normal temperatures and precipitation.

NOV. 2020: Temp. 29° (avg.); precip. 3" (2" above avg. east, avg. west). 1–7 Rain to snow, then sunny, cold. 8–11 Sunny, mild. 12–16 Rain to snow, then flurries, cold. 17–26 Snow showers, cold. 27–30 Flurries, mild.

DEC. 2020: Temp. 17.5° (1.5° above avg.); precip. 1.5" (0.5" above avg.). 1–5 Flurries, mild. 6–11 Snow showers, very cold. 12–24 Flurries, turning mild. 25–31 Snowy periods, turning cold.

JAN. 2021: Temp. 13° (2° below avg. east, 2° above west); precip. 0.8" (0.2" below avg.). 1–2 Sunny, cold. 3–6 Snowy, mild. 7–16 Snow showers; cold east, mild west. 17–24 Flurries, mild. 25–31 Snow, then flurries, cold.

FEB. 2021: Temp. 18° (6° above avg.); precip. 2" (2" above avg. east, avg. west). 1–13 Snow showers, mild. 14–16 Flurries, cold. 17–20 Sunny, mild. 21–25 Snowy periods, cold. 26– 28 Snowstorm, then frigid.

MAR. 2021: Temp. 31° (3° above avg.); precip. 1.5" (avg.). 1–5 Snowy periods, cold. 6–13 Flurries; cold, then mild. 14–18 Snow, then sunny, mild. 19–23 Rainy periods, mild. 24–31 Sunny, mild.

APR. 2021: Temp. 44° (2° above avg.); precip. 1.5" (0.5" below avg.). 1–5 Showers, cool. 6–9 Sunny, warm. 10–16 Rainy periods, turning cool. 17–22 Sunny, cool. 23–30 Rain and wet snow, then sunny, cold.

MAY 2021: Temp. 57.5° (1° above avg. east, 4° above west); precip. 2" (1" below avg.). 1–3 Sunny, warm. 4–9 Rainy periods, cool. 10–18 Sunny; cool east, turning warm west. 19–31 T-storms, then sunny, hot.

JUNE 2021: Temp. 65° (2° above avg.); precip. 3.5" (avg. east, 1" below west). 1–11 A few tstorms; hot, then cool. 12–16 Sunny, warm. 17–25 Scattered t-storms, cool. 26–30 Sunny, warm.

JULY 2021: Temp. 69° (1° above avg.); precip. 2.5" (1" below avg.). 1–7 A few t-storms, turning hot. 8–12 Sunny, warm. 13–23 Scattered tstorms, warm. 24–31 Isolated t-storms, warm.

AUG. 2021: Temp. 70° (4° above avg.); precip. 1.5" (2" below avg.). 1–6 A few t-storms, warm. 7–18 Sunny, hot. 19–23 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 24–31 Scattered t-storms, turning hot.

SEPT. 2021: Temp. 57° (1° below avg.); precip. 1" (2" below avg.). 1–6 Isolated t-storms, warm. 7–11 Sunny, warm. 12–20 Showers, cool. 21–26 Sunny, turning warm. 27–30 Showers, chilly.

OCT. 2021: Temp. 43° (4° below avg.); precip. 0.5" (2" below avg.). 1–4 Sunny, mild. 5–7 Rainy periods, mild. 8–20 Snow showers, cold. 21–26 Sunny, turning mild. 27–31 Rain to snow east, sunny west; chilly.

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