Pastoral Pelican Rapids (3)

The full moon of November brought us a bit of bluster and some embarrassed forecasters. Our first taste of snow.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY....REST OF TODAY...LIGHT SNOW. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO2 INCHES. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING TO AROUND 30 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. BRISK. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...LIGHT SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO4 INCHES. LOWS 15 TO 20. VERY WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT..WEDNESDAY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 20 TO 25. WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.