Long fall ends gracefully, with snow expected this week

We can’t avoid it any longer; winter is finally knocking at our backdoor.

After a beautifully long fall, rain will give way to freezing conditions and snow this week, officially sending Minnesota into the throes of wintry weather.

Forecasters predict that Thursday evening’s rainstorms will turn into the state’s first big snow on Friday, sweeping along a band from southwest Minnesota to the Arrowhead region. Duluth could see as much as a foot, St. Cloud between 6 and 8 inches and Monticello around 4 inches, officials said.

http://www.startribune.com/long-fall-finally-ends-as-snow-arrives-this-week/401312435/