Chillier Friday, pleasant weekend. Colder next week
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Thursday was quite a treat for central and southern Minnesota until the cold front arrived. The Twin Cities hit a record high temperature of 69 degrees. Then the cold front crashed through around 5 p.m. and temperatures plummeted.
Quiet Friday
That cold front has slid well to our southeast and will spread rain across much of the East for Friday. Meanwhile, dry high pressure will dominate the middle of the country from the Central Plains to Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Friday high temperatures will be much closer to normal. Most of Minnesota will have high temperatures in the 40s with light winds. Northeastern Minnesota should be a bit cooler with highs in the upper 30s. The Twin Cities will have a high near 45 with a mix of sunshine and passing high clouds at times.
Pleasant weekend
The weekend will bring great weather for completing any remaining outdoor tasks. Sunshine, light winds and warmer-than-normal temperatures should reach most of the state.
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High temperatures will be in the 40s for most of the northern half of Minnesota for both Saturday and Sunday. Parts of northeastern Minnesota are likely to stall in the upper 30s. The southern half of the state should warm into the low and mid 50s. The Twin Cities area will probably see high temperatures in the low 50s.
Chances of precipitation
A weather system will track our way from the southwest early next week. Light rain could reach southwestern Minnesota late Sunday and overspread much of the state on Monday. Some of the precipitation could change over to a little light snow Monday night before it ends Tuesday morning.
Turning much colder
Much colder Canadian air will build in from the northwest as next week progresses. Tuesday will be the start of the cooldown.
The period Wednesday through Thanksgiving weekend promises to be unseasonably cold. But no storms are likely to hamper holiday travel plans in the Upper Midwest.
