Comfortable Sunday temps; any hot weather in sight?
Morning fog is possible on Sunday
Pesky clouds kept our temperatures in check Saturday afternoon. The Saturday high of 74 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was well below our August 13 average Twin Cities high of 81.
Temperature trends
Sunday highs will be in the 70s in many areas, with parts of western and southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities touching 80:
A few spots in northwestern Minnesota could reach the lower 80s.
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Sunday afternoon dew points will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s:
Back to forecast highs, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the lower 80s during most of the coming week. One forecast model shows mid 80s on Friday and also next Saturday.
Looking ahead a bit, we may see warmer than normal temps next Sunday and into the following week. The NWS Climate Prediction Center shows a tendency for above-normal temps in much of the upper Midwest from August 21 through August 27:
Rain chances
I should mention that areas of fog are possible in Minnesota and western Wisconsin late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. A few spots could see a bit of drizzle along with the fog.
Sunday is expected to be rain-free in most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Parts of north-central and northeastern Minnesota could see a shower or thunderstorm Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening.
NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid-Refresh (HRRR) forecast model shows the potential rain pattern from noon Sunday to 11 p.m. Sunday:
Southwestern Minnesota could see some showers on Monday. The Twin Cities metro area will be among the locations that will have a chance of scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday.
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.
Weather nugget
According to the Minnesota State Climatology Office:
The preliminary statewide average temperature for July 2022 was 70.6 degrees or .9 degrees above normal. The last time there was a Minnesota statewide July average temperature that was below normal was in 2014.
Programming note
You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.