Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Monday was the warmest day in over seven months for the Twin Cities. The mercury soared to 74 degrees Monday afternoon under brilliantly warm sunshine.

That makes Monday the warmest day in over seven months in the Twin Cities. The last day the Twin Cities was warmer was Sept. 24 when we topped out at 86 degrees.

We’re still on track for soaking rains Tuesday. NOAA’s NAM 3 km resolution model tracks the rain across central and southern Minnesota from Tuesday to Wednesday mornings.

The heaviest downpours favor the midday and afternoon hours. 

Notice the heavy thunderstorm clusters across southern Minnesota in the loop above. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center includes a marginal (low) risk of severe storms across The Interstate 90 corridor Tuesday. A bigger severe outbreak is likely in the central Plains. 

We’ve just entered the brightest four months of the year in Minnesota. Our daylight has now reached 14 hours. It stays above 14 hours until Aug. 16. 

Daylight peaks at 15 hours 36 minutes on June 20. 

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Paul Huttner

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Monday was the warmest day in over seven months for the Twin Cities.

Flowers and blue sky at the Weather Lab Monday

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NOAA NAM 3 km model between 3 am Tuesday and 5 am Wednesday

Warmest day in 7 months Monday; spring soaker Tuesday

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