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A fairly stable upper-air blocking pattern is causing beautiful weather above Minnesota this week.

On the map below, the Canadian GEM model upper-air output for the next week shows the trend. See how the upper ridging (warmer colors) across the Upper Midwest holds this week then amplifies early next week?

This kind of weather pattern produces sunny skies and warmer-than-normal temperatures across our region.

Highs Tuesday will again reach 80 degrees across much of central and southern Minnesota. 

An easterly wind flow will ramp up lake-effect cooling off of the still frigid waters of Lake Superior at times this week. 

High temperatures Wednesday reflect the cooler air mass.

Warmer air returns again by Friday. The upcoming weekend features temperatures back into the 80s by Sunday:

Next week could bring the warmest temperatures of the year so far to most of Minnesota. Forecast models suggest western Minnesota could hit 90 degrees early next week. The Twin Cities could rise into the mid-80s.

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