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60s for Halloween? Gradual warming trend ahead

Mostly sunny skies and milder days this weekend

NOAA GFS temperature forecast
Temperature forecast for 1 p.m. Halloween day
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Global Forecast System, via Tropical Tidbits

The 2022 warm season is the gift that keeps on giving.

Another gradual warming trend eases us into the upcoming weekend. Highs will remain in the cooler 50s south and 40s north for most of this week.

Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Skies will be mostly sunny this week except for Thursday which will feature more clouds and a few spotty light showers.

By Friday and into the weekend, high temperatures should crack the 60-degree mark across southern and western Minnesota once again.

European model (ECMWF) temperature forecast
Temperature forecast for 1 p.m. Saturday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather

Mild Halloween 2022

The weather maps look quiet into Halloween next Monday. No big, scary, biggest snowstorms of all time appear on the forecast maps.

Highs on Halloween in the low 60s look likely in southern Minnesota.

NOAA GFS temperature forecast
Temperature forecast for 1 p.m., Halloween day.
NOAA Global Forecast System, via Tropical Tidbits