| Dec. 31, 2019 Quiet start to the new year. After all those eventful days in terms of winter weather, the rest of this week will be pretty mild. A chance of flurries New Year’s Day afternoon in the Twin Cities with highs in the lower 30s. Other parts of Minnesota will see highs between the mid-20s to lower 30s tomorrow. Happy New Year! The weekend storm’s over but snow emergencies are still in effect. The cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis declared snow emergencies as the powerful winter storm dumped several inches of snow over the weekend and through yesterday. The emergencies are still on tonight, and you can check out more information about St. Paul and Minneapolis’ rules here. Let’s keep this weather theme: What happened to Minnesota weather in 2019? We saw a LOT of snow, rain and ice this year -- making the year of 2019 the wettest year for many cities in Minnesota. Read more here to look back on some of Minnesota’s major weather events in 2019. — Jiwon Choi, MPR News | 