Memorial Day weekend weather: Dry and pleasant
Comfortable dew points
We’re enjoying a sun-splashed Thursday, and dry weather is expected through Memorial Day weekend.
No rain in sight
A nearby surface high-pressure system and ridging aloft will keep Minnesota and Wisconsin dry for several days.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the surface pressure pattern and the potential rain pattern from 4 a.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Sunday:
Memorial Day is also looking dry in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
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You can find updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network.
Temperature trends
The average May 27 Twin Cities high temperature is 73 degrees. Metro area highs are expected to be around 80 degrees this Saturday. Much of Minnesota will have Saturday highs in the 80s, with mainly 70s in northeastern and southeastern Minnesota plus western Wisconsin:
There could be some upper 60s near Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore.
Sunday highs reach the 80s in most areas, with 70s near Lake Superior:
Memorial Day highs will rise well into the 80s in most locations:
There will be some 70s near Lake Superior.
Dew points will be in the very comfortable 40s across Minnesota and western Wisconsin through most of this holiday weekend. Parts of western Minnesota could see dew points rise into the 50s on Memorial Day.
Programming note
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