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Warming trend: 60s again this weekend

Temperatures will run 10 to 15 degrees above average this weekend

Forecast high temperatures Sunday
Forecast high temperatures Sunday.
NOAA

Minnesota’s mild fall is the weather gift that keeps on giving.

Southerly winds blow milder air into Minnesota again starting Thursday. Highs will reach the 50s in southern Minnesota Thursday afternoon, with some 40s up north.

Forecast high temperatures Thursday
Forecast high temperatures Thursday.
NOAA

Our early November warm spell peaks this weekend, with highs pushing into the 60s once again across southern Minnesota and with 50s in the north.

Forecast high temperatures Sunday
Forecast high temperatures Sunday.
NOAA

The average high for the Twin Cities this weekend is 47 degrees. So temperatures will run about 15 degrees above average by Sunday afternoon.

Rain or snow late next week?

Forecast models still suggest a low-pressure system somewhere in the Upper Midwest later next week. NOAA’s latest GFS model tracks a potential system further east today. That would suggest a mix of mostly rain, and possibly some snow to Minnesota next Wednesday and Thursday.

NOAA GFS model Thursday and Friday
NOAA GFS model 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12.
NOAA via tropical tidbits

It’s still too early to tell if this could be a significant snowmaker for parts of Minnesota. But it’s worth watching.

Stay tuned.