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Warm first days of November; significant weekend storm system possible

Temperatures will be about 20 degrees above normal Tuesday

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Forecast high temperatures Tuesday
National Weather Service

High temperatures will be in the 60s and low 70s across Minnesota Tuesday with more sunshine. Wednesday will be even warmer. We’re looking at the potential for needed rainfall by the end of the week.

Warm first days of November

The end of October warmth continues into the start of November. We’ll see high temperatures in the 60s and low 70s for Minnesota Tuesday. Wednesday will be even warmer with highs well into the 70s across southern Minnesota.

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Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
National Weather Service

These readings are about 15 to 25 degrees above normal for the date. Thursday will likely be near 70 again before we see cooler temps arrive with a potential weekend storm system.

Weekend storm system possible

We really could use some significant precipitation before winter sets in and the models increasingly are merging on an end-of-week/weekend storm system.

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Forecast total precipitation Thursday into Sunday
NOAA via pivotal weather

While there are many possibilities with where the heaviest precipitation falls, it’s at least a hopeful shift in what’s been a very dry pattern for a very long time.