Cooler but still well above normal this week

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The Saturday high temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 41 degrees. Parts of the Twin Cities metro area could top out in the lower 50s Sunday afternoon. The average Twin Cities high temperature is 39 degrees this time of year.

Sunday high temps will reach the 50s across much of the southern half of Minnesota and in the Red River Valley of northwestern Minnesota, with mainly 40s elsewhere:

Winds in eastern Minnesota will be much lighter today than they were on Saturday. An approaching low pressure system could generate wind gusts of 20 mph or higher in far western Minnesota Sunday afternoon.

The combination of wind and low relative humidity will create elevated fire weather conditions in far western Minnesota Sunday afternoon. Here are details, from the National Weather Service:

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News 

We aren’t expecting any snow or rain in Minnesota or western Wisconsin this Sunday or Sunday evening..

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High Resolution Rapid-Refresh forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 10 a.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Sunday:

A new updraft will be posted around 10:40 this morning. It’ll include a look at the week ahead.

With our switchover to daylight saving time, you can expect a sunset at 7:13 p.m. today in the Twin Cities.

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.  

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Sunday highs will be about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday’s highs. You won’t need an umbrella today.

Mild Sunday afternoon temps; breezy in western Minnesota

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