Prompts winter weather advisories as cold air moves in Friday night

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What a difference between Saturday’s highs in the mid-80s and Sunday’s highs in the lower 70s. It’s almost as if a switch was flipped to change the seasons.

With Saturday’s cold front well off to our east, our winds will not be as breezy for Sunday; north, northwest winds between 5-10 mph. Temperatures in the northland will be a bit cooler in the upper 60s, with low 70s for the rest of the forecast area. 

High pressure from Canada will settle over the Twin Cities Sunday into Labor Day. Look for sunshine, light winds, and cool nights.

Our lows Sunday evening will drop into the upper 40s for central and southern Minnesota, and low 40s up north. 

Labor day will be sunny, with below average temperatures. High temperatures across the state in the low to mid-70s. 

Our winds will begin to increase out of the south behind the departing high pressure system on Tuesday. These warmer southerly winds will bring the return of 80 degree temperatures mid-week. 

Another cold front sweeps through late Wednesday into early Thursday. The Global Forecast System model shows a slight chance for scattered showers. No severe weather is anticipated at this time. 

The end of the week will feature hoodie weather as forecasted temperatures only reach into the 60s on Friday. The 6-10 day temperature and precipitation outlook shows a below average trend.

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Mandy Thalhuber

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A nice stretch of 70 degree temperatures to welcome us into meteorological fall. High pressure will be centered over the Twin Cities for Labor Day. Our next chance for rain comes late Wednesday night. 

NOAA

24 hour temperature change from Saturday to Sunday. 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA via Pivotal Weather

Temperature and winds Tuesday through Wednesday.

Forecast simulated radar for Wednesday 4 p.m. through Thursday morning. 

Sunshine and 70s; rain chances mid-week

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