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Unusually warm through most of next week; very mild Halloween

Dry weather overall continues

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Forecast high temperatures Friday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Friday begins a streak of mild days. Highs will be in the low to mid-60s across southern Minnesota with clouds moving out early. Temperatures remain 10 to 20 degrees above normal into next week and mainly dry.

Mild weekend with sunshine

Friday kicks off quite the stretch of mild weather. We’ll look for increasing sun as the last cloud move out. Highs will be in the 60s across southern Minnesota and 50s north. Saturday will be even a bit warmer with more sunshine.

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Forecast high temperatures Saturday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Sunday may be just a few degrees cooler but still well above normal.

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Forecast high temperatures Sunday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Warmth persists into much of next week

Most of next week looks to be 10 to 20 degrees above normal for temperatures.

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Forecast temperature anomalies (differences from normal) Friday, Oct. 28 through Friday, Nov. 4. Temps are well above normal
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather

Halloween could be our warmest in 22 years in the Twin Cities. On Oct. 31, 2000, we saw a high of 71 degrees. Since then the warmest Halloween has been 62 degrees.

Dry weather persists

Unfortunately, the pattern remains dry as well into the middle of next week.

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Forecast total precipitation through Nov. 1
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

The models have hinted at a possible late-week storm, but the track and intensity have varied greatly and are now trending away from Minnesota again. Here’s an example of the shift in intensity from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts computer model:

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Comparison of two model runs for next Thursday night, 24 hours apart, showing a storm system and then not much of one
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather

The extent of the drop in temperatures for late next week is also in question with the shifting storm tracks.