Temps rebound this week; Red River is rising again
Flood warnings in parts of northwestern Minnesota
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There was no need for sunglasses this weekend, and temperatures were well below normal. Add in the periods of rain and it was not a good weekend for outdoor fun.
The far northeastern portion of the Twin Cities metro area could see some showers into early Sunday evening. Periods of showers will linger into Sunday night in much of northeastern Minnesota plus northwestern and west-central Wisconsin. There could also be a few areas of fog overnight.
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.
Shower chance Monday PM far southern Minnesota
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Far southern Minnesota could be clipped by some showers Monday evening into early Tuesday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 3 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday:
River levels and flooding
Flood warnings continue along the Red River and along some smaller rivers in northwestern Minnesota. Additional portions of northwestern Minnesota are under flood warnings (shaded light green) through Monday:
You can get flood warning details by clicking on any location at the NWS site.
The NWS has posted these flood safety tips:
River levels
NOAA’s Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service site shows river gauges across our region. You can click on any gauge at that site to get recent and current river levels plus the forecast levels over the next few days.
Here’s the hydrograph for the Red Lake River at Crookston, Minnesota, which has returned to major flood stage today:
The Red River at Oslo, Minnesota remains at major flood stage:
The Red River at Grand Forks is forecast to reach major flood stage late Monday:
Temperature trends
The Sunday high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 48 degrees. That’s way below the average May 1 Twin Cities high of 64 degrees. Metro area highs will be in the lower 50s Monday afternoon.
Monday highs will be in the 40s in northern and western Minnesota, with 50s from east-central Minnesota into southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin:
Monday afternoon wind gusts could reach 15 to 20 mph in northern and west-central Minnesota:
Forecast gusts are in knots, with 14 knots equal to 16.1 mph.
Back to temperatures, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the mid 50s Tuesday, then around 60 on Wednesday, followed by lower 60s Thursday and mid 60s on Friday. Some forecast models show a shot at 70 degrees next weekend. That’s a nice thought!
April was cold and wetter than normal
April 2022 was 6.1 degrees cooler than normal in the Twin Cities. That’s based on the average of all the daily high temps and low temps at MSP airport. Precipitation (rain plus the water content of the 1.6 inches of snow) was 1.08 inches above normal in April. Here are some additional April stats:
And here are some April stats for northern Minnesota:
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