A bright Sunday, cooler and not as windy

The Saturday afternoon high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 75 degrees. That was 10 degrees warmer than our average May 2 high in the Twin Cities.

Winds were gusting to 35 mph at times in the Twin Cities, with some gusts to 40 mph in parts of western Minnesota Saturday afternoon. The winds won’t be as strong on Sunday.

Saturday golfers at Highland National Golf Course in St. Paul were treated to the sight of geese and ducks in the pond along the 18th hole:

Sunday temperatures and winds

Sunday highs will be mainly in the 60s, with 50s and possibly a few upper 40s in far northern Minnesota:

Twin Cities metro area highs will be mainly in the upper 60s on Sunday, but a few spots could touch 70 in the metro area and far southern Minnesota.

Sunday afternoon wind gusts of 15-24 mph are possible:

Plotted values are in knots, with 15 knots equal to 17 mph.

Temperature trends

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be around 60 degrees on Monday and Tuesday, followed by lower 60s Wednesday, mid 60s Thursday and upper 50s on Friday. 

Rain chances?

Sunday is expected to be dry across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Showers could move into western Minnesota Monday morning, then spread slowly eastward. Periods of rain are a good bet in most areas Monday night into Tuesday morning.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System (GFS) model shows the potential precipitation pattern Monday through Tuesday morning:

You can hear updated weather information on the MPR network, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.

Programming note

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.