>Could any of our colleagues in Minneapolis tell us what the weather forcast >is for this weekend to next week? "They" say it's cold in Minneapolis, but >cold enough to take my down coat out of storage? > >Been away from the Midwest way too long... > >Mia >*************************************************************************** As a native of the Upper Midwest I can assure you that bringing your coat would be in good form. The Weather Channel yesterday showed a snow line crossing about mid-state, around Brainerd. That means that north of the line there was snow. The vacinity of the line itself represents rail/snow mix. South of there was a mite chilly. A low pressure system is bringing NW Canadian winds across the state, and the system doesn't appear to be moving too fast, although it appears the snow has moved on. These slow moving midwestern low pressure systems can also bring rain showers. At any rate, you can bet on needing a coat for daytime, not to mention evening. When AAM was in Chicago during the first week of May, 1990 I was living in Milwaukee at the time. The morning I left for the conference, my Milwaukee backyard had 2 inches of snow on the ground and still falling. It durn sure can happen. MSP local weather forcasts can be found at http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/mn/local.html The Weather Channel website is at http://www.weather.com/ HBC ***************************************** Henry B. Crawford Curator of History [log in to unmask] Museum of Texas Tech University 806/742-2442 Box 43191 FAX 742-1136 Lubbock, TX 79409-3191 *********All opinions expressed are mine**********