Drier air and mild temps this Sunday; shower chances shift east
Fall color update for leaf-peepers
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Dew points were in the sticky 60s in eastern Minnesota yesterday, but drier dew points have moved in overnight.
Sunday dew points will be in the comfortable 50s in many areas today, with even drier 40s to the west:
Our average Twin Cities high temp is 65 degrees on Oct. 3. Many spots in the metro area will top 70 this afternoon. Much of Minnesota will have Sunday highs in the lower 70s, with mainly 60s in northeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin:
Rain chances?
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Scattered light rain showers are possible this Sunday in northeastern Minnesota plus far southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News network, and you can see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
Fall color update
The percentage of changeover to fall colors is highest in northern Minnesota right now. Here’s the latest fall color report from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources:
Keep in mind that all deciduous trees are included in the fall color report, not just maples. Wisconsin fall color info can be found here.
There are some pockets of very good fall color elsewhere, including portions of the Twin Cities metro area.
There’ll be very nice fall color in some spots along the Twin Cities Marathon route today!
Update
This Updraft blog will be updated around 10:15 a.m. with a look at the week ahead.
Programming note
You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.
