Thursday forecast: Chilly temperatures stick around

If you’re not just a little bit paranoid, you may not be paying attention. It’s too quiet out there. Too green. Too many flowers still blooming out my window. I keep waiting for payback. When will the other shoe (boot) drop? Yesterday marked the anniversary of the Great Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940, which killed 49 Minnesotans. According to the Twin Cities National Weather Service, some roads were so badly blocked with snow they weren’t opened until Nov. 22. That’s what can happen in Minnesota in November. So far, this month is running 11.2 degrees warmer than average. And my spidey senses go crazy around Thanksgiving, when winter storms are more likely to spin up. An average of 6.8 inches falls on MSP in November, based on 1991-2020 data. Advertisement What are the odds of a white Thanksgiving? Pretty slim. Some models hint at a slushy mix the Monday before Thanksgiving but the ECMWF AI model says no. A few chilly days on tap into the weekend, then some low 50s next week before cooling down again Thanksgiving week. Stupid Super El Niño. See the current forecast here .