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The 2019 autumnal equinox is at 2:50 a.m. CDT this Monday. What does “equinox” mean? According to the 

 show 12 hours and 8 minutes between sunrise and sunset in the Twin Cities this Monday. Why do have more than 12 hours of daylight?

By the way, the sun rises due east and sets due west on the autumnal and vernal (spring) equinoxes:

Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will enjoy plenty of sunshine on Monday. Many areas will see highs in the 70s:

There’ll be some 60s in northeastern Minnesota.

Highs will be well into the 70s in most locations on Tuesday, with some spots in the south reaching 80 or warmer:

The Twin Cities metro area will reach at least the upper 70s Tuesday afternoon, with a shot at 80.

Metro area highs retreat to the upper 60s Wednesday through Friday.

Some showers and thunderstorms are expected to move into northern and western Minnesota Tuesday afternoon, then spread southeastward. Showers and t-storms could arrive in Twin Cities late Tuesday afternoon or Tuesday evening.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Tuesday and Tuesday evening:

It’ll rain in some spots that look dry in the loop, but the loop illustrates the general rain pattern within the NAM model.

Some strong or severe t-storms will be possible late Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday evening.  Updated weather information can be heard on the MPR 

, and you’ll also see updated weather info on the MPR News 

Forecasters are watching two tropical storms in the Atlantic basin. Tropical storm Jerry could affect Bermuda early this week, while tropical storm Karen could move near or over Puerto Rico.

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

Tropical storm updates are issued every three hours or so.

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Ron Trenda

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The 2019 autumnal equinox is at 2:50 a.m. CDT this Monday.  Why do we have more than 12 hours of daylight on Monday? We looked into that, and we have details about our beautiful start to the week and the possibility of thunderstorms late Tuesday.

A nice start to autumn; why not equal day and night on the equinox?

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