Cooler but still well above normal this week

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We briefly hit 81 degrees Saturday afternoon at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. It was our seventh consecutive day with a Twin Cities high temp in the 80s, which is impressive since our average high is only 70 degrees this time of year.

Sunday highs will be mainly in the 60s, with some lower 70s possible to the southeast:

Many areas will reach the 70s on Monday, as astronomical autumn begins:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the mid 70s on Tuesday, followed by upper 60s Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Showers and thunderstorms lingered into Saturday evening from Isanti County of Minnesota into northwestern Wisconsin. The thunderstorms were expected to pass to the north of the Twin Cities 7-county metro area Saturday evening. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible in northern Minnesota and parts of southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin Saturday night. 

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The daylight hours of Sunday should be dry in most areas, with scattered showers possible in far northern Minnesota. One forecast model also shows a late Sunday shower chance in southeastern Minnesota.

Monday is still looking dry, then some showers and an isolated t-storm will be possible late Tuesday and on Wednesday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Tuesday afternoon and evening:

The fall colors are already stunning in some spots:

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has issued a 

 that shows many areas with substantial fall color in northern Minnesota:

Keep in mind that the fall color report includes all deciduous trees, not just maples. The brilliant fall colors will expand across the remainder of Minnesota in the next couple of weeks.

It still looks like Tropical Storm Jerry will affect Bermuda late Monday and Tuesday:

Here’s a portion of the Saturday evening update from the National Hurricane Center:

You can hear my live weather updates on Minnesota Public Radio at 7:49 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays and at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.

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Our stretch of highs in the 80s is over.  Sunday highs will be a bit below normal, then temps rebound a bit as we start the coming week. We also take a  fresh look at our fall colors. 

Cooler Sunday; a peek at fall colors

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