when does winter officially start in Minnesota??
821218
Speaking strictly from the stand point of the alignment of the earth in relation to the sun, it starts on December 22nd.\n\nHowever, the meteorological winter begins on December 1.  The National Weather Service breaks down the seasons by months rather than using the solstices and equinoxes.\n\nIt goes like this:\n\nWinter\n---------\nDecember, January and February\n\nSpring\n--------\nMarch, April and May\n\nSummer\n-----------\nJune, July and August\n\nAutumn\n----------\nSeptember, October, November\n\nThese dates hold true for any location in the United States, not just Minnesota.  Acutally, these dates would hold true for anywhere north of the equator, but I am talking about the United States NWS...so I am limiting the points made to the US.
849553
I'm not exactly sure when they set the season but I know where you can find it.  I think it may be during the general managers meetings.  Go to the website below and see what they have to say.
68678
sometime around midday GMT on 5th Feb 2006, given that winter doesn't officially start until the winter solstice on 21st December and spring doesn't start until the vernal equinox on March 21st.  The actual time may vary depending on your position relative to Greenwich and Equator
216098
Umm let me see, Winter!!!!!!!
446536
yes...i heard that the entire state will be doing the time change.  Starting next year, it will begin the first weekend of march, and end the last weekend of november!
952968
Looks like it has already started snowing out there (see web site link in sources below).\nSlopes usually open late November I believe. Couldn't actually find that info on the Web.\nGood luck. Looks a nice resort.
740472
Gotta love the NJ weather.  You never know what you are going to get, it's a craps shoot.  One winter we may not have snow till Feb and it will melt by the end of the week, another winter will start in October.  I've seen the thermometer at 30 degrees below 0 and 45 degrees above 0 in the same month, different years.  Generally winters are on the mild side, a few snowstorms, freezing every night and above freezing some times during the day to help melt the snow.  We do get big blizzards with up to two feet of snow sometimes, but that is the exception to the rule.
769998
I hear Heavenly is opening up Nov 17th and Northstar will be open the 18th.  Not sure if there will be any snow though.
871663
Well, first of all, it's not a very big town.  It's near Minnesota.  Hope you like the cold and snow.  Other than that, check out the links to the two websites I listed below.
111736
March 20 starts Spring\nJune 21 starts Summer (Maybe starts the 24, but it's close).\nSeptember 20 starts Autumm\nDecember 21 starts Winter
54066
New Years Day is January 1st where ever you are. Summer or Winter doesn't matter.
556395
Yes.. and for how many years have they promised that. Im expecting riots soon. Honestly. Wait for winter. Heidi
986495
It's November right now in Boston and 40 degrees.  Its cold and its gonna a lot colder until around March when it will (hopefully) start to warm up.  The weather fluctuates all the time so you can never really be sure what the temperature will be.
144584
International Falls in Minnesota  36.4 [Mean Temp in F]
56918
Check the snow statistics for your state, and put them on before the first big snow chance, then take them off as early as you feel safe since snow after that should melt quickly. \n\nFor most of us this is mid-October to early/mid March. \n\nNote that studded tires are usually different, and often regulated by law because of the damage they do to the streets.
49642
The spring season starts on March 20th or 21st depending on when the equinox is. The equinox is when the length of day and night is equal and happens twice a year in spring and autumm. Spring ends in May. This is only offically the weather changes and means that our winters are getting shorter and flowers are growing much earlier then ever before.
829330
Our snow usually lasts only a few days at most. Last year, we had snow the first week of December and then again in early March - that was it. I'm a bit south of Redmond, out toward Maple Valley, and we just had about 30 minutes of thundersnow (thunder and lightning, while snowing), very cool!\n\nA few years back we had an ice storm, that was nasty. But it's only happened that once in the 10 years I've lived in the area.