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A windy temperature roller coaster week ahead

Wind gusts over 30 mph likely Tuesday and Wednesday.

Wind gusts Tuesday and Wednesday
Wind gusts Tuesday and Wednesday.
Twin Cities National Weather Service

The winds of November return this week.

Low-pressure systems streaking across Canada this week will sweep a series of fronts across Minnesota.

Surface weather maps through Wednesday
Surface weather maps through Wednesday.
NOAA

The first warm front sweeps across Minnesota Tuesday. A cold front will follow Wednesday. Tuesday’s southerly winds will gust at or above 30 mph across most of Minnesota.

Wednesday brings a wind shift into the northwest, and gusts will reach 30 mph once again. Wind gusts in the Dakotas will exceed 40 mph Wednesday.

Wind gusts Wednesday
Wind gust forecast for Wednesday at 4 p.m.
NOAA

Temperature roller coaster

Tuesday’s gusty winds blow milder air into Minnesota. Highs will reach the upper 30s and 40s in central and northern Minnesota with 50s in the south. Mild weather Tuesday will be as close as Omaha and northwest Iowa where temperatures will push 70 degrees.

Forecast high temperatures Tuesday
Forecast high temperatures Tuesday.
NOAA

Colder air returns Wednesday through the end of the week. Highs will fall through the 40s Wednesday and hover in the 30s across most of Minnesota Thursday and Friday.

Forecast high temperatures Friday
Forecast high temperatures Friday.
NOAA

Right now the upcoming weekend looks pretty nice for late November. The weekend looks mostly dry at this point. Highs should be in the lower 40s south with 30s north.

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