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Major warmup still on track for next week

Highs in the 50s looking likely, with 60s possible for southern Minnesota next week

NOAA six- to 10-day temperature outlook.
NOAA six- to 10-day temperature outlook.
NOAA

Two more days. That’s how many more days Minnesota will have to endure this unseasonably cold March weather pattern.

Our next cold front sweeps south through Minnesota early Friday morning. Watch how temperatures crash from the teens across much of Minnesota around midnight, to as cold as the minus 20s by Saturday morning across much of central and northern Minnesota.

NOAA GFS temperature forecast
NOAA GFS temperature forecast through 6 am Saturday.
NOAA via tropical tidbits

Latest subzero in 13 years?

We’ll likely dip near or below zero Saturday morning in the Twin Cities. If we do, it will be the latest subzero temperature in the Twin Cities in 13 years. The last time we saw subzero temperatures this late in the season was March 12, 2009, when it hit minus 4 degrees.

Major warmup starts Sunday

Sunday afternoon brings high temperatures back into the 40s across southern Minnesota.

Forecast high temperatures Sunday
Forecast high temperatures Sunday.
NOAA

Monday could bring some snow to northern and central Minnesota, then a push of much warmer air arrives starting Tuesday. By next Wednesday, most forecast models are cranking out high temperatures in the 50s to 60s across southern Minnesota.

Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
Forecast high temperatures Wednesday.
NOAA

It appears the milder than average temperatures should stick around for a couple of weeks. NOAA’s eight to 14-day temperature outlook favors warmer than average temperatures overall for the southern half of Minnesota through March 24.

NOAA 8 to 14-day temperature outlook
NOAA 8 to 14-day temperature outlook.
NOAA

Stay tuned.