Better than average Memorial Day weekend forecast
Mixed clouds and sun, spotty rain chances
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Load up the boats. And the bikes. And the golf clubs. And fire up the grill. The first big of the three summer weekends is almost here.
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer in Minnesota. Meteorological summer begins June 1. Astronomical summer arrives June 20 at 10:32 p.m. with the summer solstice.
Whatever your preferred definition of summer is, this should be a mostly enjoyable weekend across Minnesota. Here’s a preview.
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Highs in the 60s and 70s
After a cool Thursday and Friday, sunshine boosts temperatures into the 60s across Minnesota Saturday.
Sunday will be a few degrees warmer in most locations. Note the 70s creeping into northwest Minnesota.
By Memorial Day most of Minnesota enjoys highs in the 70s.
Most of next week looks milder with highs in the 70s and possibly some 80s by the end of the first week in June.
Mostly dry
Most of the holiday weekend looks dry. A few spotty showers may visit parts of Minnesota this weekend. Here’s the European model depiction of rain chances for the Twin Cities through next Tuesday.
Warmer June ahead?
NOAA’s medium-range outlooks continue to flash red as we move into June. NOAA’s eight to 14-day temperature outlook favors warmer than average temperatures in the first week of June.
