Spotty showers Saturday; summery warmth could persist for weeks
Hurricane Francine remnants may spark a few showers Saturday
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Our bonus summer in September appears ready to linger. Temperatures Friday ran more than 10 degrees warmer than normal across most of Minnesota.
We’ll ease over a minor speed bump Saturday as moisture from what was Hurricane Francine brings a few more clouds to Minnesota and Wisconsin. That will trim high temperatures a few degrees on Saturday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NAM 3 km model shows the best chance for showers Saturday morning into midday. The forest model loop below runs between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday will feel more like July or early August once again, Highs will rocket back into the mid and even upper 80s across much of Minnesota by Sunday afternoon.
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Warm next week
This stable upper-air pattern looks ready to deliver unseasonably warm southerly winds to Minnesota through most of next week.
Highs in the 80s will once again be common next week.
NOAA’s temperature outlooks favor warmer-than-normal weather conditions right into at least early October!
Enjoy our seemingly endless summer this year.
