A warm and windy Twin Cities Marathon ahead Sunday
Race time temps will be around 25 degrees warmer than normal
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Runners for this year’s Twin Cities marathon Sunday morning will need to prepare for a warm race.
Temperatures early Sunday morning will hover in the low 70s around 7 a.m.
Keep in mind the normal early morning low temperature in the Twin Cities for Oct. 5 is 46 degrees. So temperatures will be around 25 degrees warmer than normal at race time!
A strong south wind gusting to 30 mph will quickly warm temperatures Sunday morning.
By midday, temperatures will rise into the lower 80s in the Twin Cities. Here’s the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts model temperature output for 1 p.m. Sunday:
There is some good news when it comes to the comfort factor for runners Sunday. Dew points will be relatively comfortable in the low to mid-50s.
Combined with strong breezes that should allow runners to cool off through relatively efficient evaporational cooling during the race.
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