Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Windy again Tuesday, continued mild through the week

Next chance of light precipitation is Thursday

tue high 7
Forecast high temperatures Tuesday
National Weather Service

Tuesday will be windy again, this time from the west. Highs will be back in the 30s with more sunshine. Wednesday will be warmer. The next chance of rain, snow showers is Thursday.

Windy, mild Tuesday

We’ll have another windy day Tuesday, this time from the west instead of the south.

wind TUE
Morning wind speeds and direction. Gusts will be higher, near 20 to 25 mph.
National Weather Service

It will continue to be mild however with temperatures reaching the 30s for most of the state for afternoon highs.

Tuesday night will be relatively mild for early February as well but watch out for some slick areas as temps refreeze overnight after daytime thawing. 

Tue NT
Forecast low temperatures Tuesday night into early Wednesday
National Weather Service

Wednesday will bring highs approaching 40 for portions of southeast Minnesota.

wed high 7
Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
National Weather Service

Both days will continue to have more sun than clouds.

Rain and snow showers Thursday with a minor cool front

A cool front slides across Minnesota Thursday touching off a few more rain and snow showers. Far southeast Minnesota will also be clipped by a larger storm system mainly to the south and east of Minnesota Thursday.

thu precip
Forecast precipitation 6 p.m. Wednesday through 9 p.m. Thursday
College of DuPage Weather

Behind the front temperatures will be cooler, but still near or slightly above normal Friday and Saturday, in the 20s before warming back up Sunday.