Mild Sunday temps; rain chance Sunday night
Fall color update for leaf-peepers
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Parts of Minnesota have Sunday morning fog, but that fog should burn off later this morning as our temperatures rise.
Winds today will be much lighter than yesterday, thanks to a nearby high pressure system.
Temperatures
The average Twin Cities high temperature is 55 degrees on Oct. 22. Much of the metro area will reach 60 degrees Sunday afternoon and a few spots in the metro could creep into the lower 60s.
Sunday highs will be in the 60s in most of the southern half of Minnesota, with mainly 50s elsewhere:
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Parts of far northeastern Minnesota will have highs in the upper 40s.
Dry much of the day
The daylight hours of Sunday will be rain-free across most of Minnesota. A chance of showers moves into western Minnesota late this afternoon and early this evening, then that shower chance expands into eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin overnight. There could also be a thunderstorm at some point overnight.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern from 6 p.m. Sunday to 10 a.m. Monday:
Eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin could see patchy showers linger into early Monday morning.
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network. Also check out the MPR News display of National Weather Service radar.
Fall color report
Much of northern Minnesota is past peak for fall colors, but beautiful fall colors are on display in large portions of central and southern Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fall color report for Minnesota State Parks and Trails looks like this:
When you look at the fall color map, keep in mind that all deciduous trees are included, not just maples.
The Wisconsin fall color report can be found here.
Update
A new Updraft will be posted around 10:40 a.m. today. It’ll include a look at the week ahead.
Programming note
You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.
