Warming trend; severe storm spotter training
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Restaurants with outdoor dining will love our Friday and Saturday weather.
Thursday's weather will be nice too.
A high-pressure system that's drifting slowly eastward from the Dakotas will bring us plenty of Thursday sunshine. Highs in the 50s will be common Thursday afternoon.
Our average high temp is 53 degrees in the Twin Cities metro area this time of year.
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Warming trend
Much of Minnesota will see highs in the 60s on Friday:
Northeastern Minnesota will see Friday highs in the 50s.
We'll have southerly winds and plenty of sunshine on Saturday, so highs in the 70s are on tap for most of Minnesota:
Some spots in southwestern Minnesota will reach the 80s Saturday afternoon, with parts of northeastern Minnesota topping out in the 60s.
Sundays highs will be in the 60s over most of Minnesota. The Twin Cities metro area will see highs in the lower 50s Monday and Tuesday of next week.
Sunday rain chance
A low-pressure system tracks through southern Minnesota Sunday, followed by another low-pressure system on Monday.
We'll probably see some showers at times on Sunday and Monday, with a few thunderstorms also possible Sunday afternoon and evening.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System forecast model shows the potential rainfall pattern Sunday through Monday:
The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the potential precipitation rate, not the total amount of rainfall.
Severe weather spotters
The National Weather Service and Metro Skywarn are conducting free training sessions this month for severe weather spotters.
One session is being held tonight in Richfield:
There are also several spotter training classes offered by the NWS for people living outside of the Twin Cities metro area. The Duluth office of the NWS has posted a list of spotter training classes being held in northern Minnesota, including one on Thursday night in Grand Rapids:
Trained severe weather spotters can save lives by giving valuable severe weather info to the NWS and local officials during storms.
Programming note
You can hear my live weather updates on Minnesota Public Radio at 7:49 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and at 7:35 and 9:35 a.m., plus 4:35 p.m., each Saturday and Sunday.
