<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=37wIs2_0wC7sijJ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=37wIs2_0wC7sijJ00" width="640" height="480" ><figcaption>Image JP Cola</figcaption></figure><p>(St. Paul, MN) -- The National Weather Service is predicting a fairly normal Minnesota winter. The agency released its winter forecast yesterday and said much of the state should experience wetter-than-average conditions. Some parts of Minnesota will also see cooler-than-normal temperatures, a recipe that could lead to an increased amount of snow. The Twin Cities area received just under 30-inches of snow last year, while snowfall during an average year is around 54-inches.</p><p>Drought conditions are worsening in Minnesota as we move into late October. The new U.S. Drought Monitor map shows more than 71% of the state is in a moderate drought and 28% in a severe drought. 97% of Minnesota is now considered abnormally dry. The driest areas are in northeast and north central Minnesota and the southwest corner of the state.</p></div></body>

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Long-range forecast calls for wetter-than-average winter

(St. Paul, MN) -- The National Weather Service is predicting a fairly normal Minnesota winter. The agency released its winter forecast yesterday and said much of the state should experience wetter-than-average conditions. Some parts of Minnesota will also see cooler-than-normal temperatures, a recipe that could lead to an increased amount of snow. The Twin Cities area received just under 30-inches of snow last year, while snowfall during an average year is around 54-inches.