Warmest day in 4 months ahead? Warm colors return to the weather maps this week

Remember what 60 degrees feels like? The last time the Twin Cities hit 60 degrees was November 6, 2021, when the mercury topped out at 62 degrees at MSP Airport.

Some of us may get the chance to feel it again firsthand Wednesday afternoon across southern Minnesota. Our little Monday morning snow shot gives way to milder temperatures for the rest of this week.

Milder southerly breezes and sunshine begin Tuesday, which will send temperatures into the 40s and 50s across southern Minnesota.

Temperatures peak Wednesday afternoon, with highs in the 50s from the Twin Cities southward. Some locations in southern Minnesota could approach 60 degrees.

Here’s the European model temperature output for 1 pm Wednesday.

Highs will dip a bit into the 40s for southern Minnesota with 30s up north Thursday through Saturday.

But another bubble of warmth pushes in Sunday into next Monday. This pulse looks even warmer. Several forecast models suggest highs well into the 50s to 60s in southern Minnesota again Sunday.

And many forecast models are pushing temperatures into the 60s in the Twin Cities a week from today.

For the next week, we’ll be melting snow instead of making it across Minnesota.