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A shot at 70 this week; warmer temps may stick around

Finally a more springlike weather pattern ahead

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

It’s May. And the weather maps finally appear ready to deliver more springlike weather this week.

April 2023 brought wind, snow, and rain. Here are some quick weather stats for April in the Twin Cities.

  • April’s average temperature was 1.3 degrees cooler than average

  • Precipitation was 2.39 inches (-.52)

  • Snowfall was 3.8 inches (Average is 3.8)

April was also a windy month in Minnesota. Twenty-six of 30 days in April featured wind gusts at or above 30 mph.

Milder May

Our weather trends milder this week. We’ll enjoy abundant sunshine through Thursday. Winds will ease after another gusty Tuesday.

Temperatures will rebound this week. Highs Tuesday will be mostly in the 50s with a few 60s in western Minnesota.

Forecast high temperatures Tuesday
Forecast high temperatures Tuesday
NOAA

By Wednesday, highs in the 60s and a few 70s will slide in from the west. Warmer colors appear on the weather maps this week.

Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
NOAA

And by Thursday we have a good shot at 70 degrees across much of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities area.

Forecast high temperatures Thursday
Forecast high temperatures Thursday
NOAA

A few scattered showers creep into the forecast by Saturday.

Warmer next week, too

It appears our milder weather may stick around this time. The forecast maps and outlooks from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration strongly favor warmer-than-average temperatures next week across Minnesota and the central United States.

NOAA 6 to 10-day temperature outlook
6 to 10-day temperature outlook
NOAA

Finally.