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Ben Cathey

Mini dip in temperatures before an ideal weekend outlook

After a quick wave of Monday evening rain, we're pretty dry for the coming week.

Lack of rainfall over the Midwest, Plains
This shows the rain outlook for the next five days (as of Tuesday late morning). There are just a few Arrowhead showers and a hint of rain in southwestern Minnesota.
Weather Prediction Center

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We are warmer, noticeably so, on Tuesday. Then, a cooler and sunny trend is here toward the end of the workweek before a much warmer coming weekend. Much of Minnesota will be totally dry for the next week or longer. There are also some potent rainmakers next week that deliver colder air.

Ship weather reports to NOAA
The wind direction on Superior has shifted to the east, and the big ships are reporting smoother sailing on Tuesday, a sign of the fully-cemented high pressure.
NOAA Great Lakes

We are having a really mild, even warm, day across the state and broader region. While the freighters on Lake Superior were bouncing around on some fairly large waves Monday, things have settled down up north. The same is true for the rest of the map!

Gradual drops this week

Wednesday low temperatures
What a great moment to keep the windows open overnight! We are pretty comfortable all across Minnesota, not nearly as cold as Monday morning.
European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting via WeatherBell
Wednesday high temperatures
We will be a little cooler on Wednesday. That's especially true in the Arrowhead and Iron Ranges, where a couple of rain drops and extra clouds will linger.
European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting via WeatherBell

When compared with Tuesday’s very warm (for October) weather, Wednesday really does have a drop-off. Six to eight degrees is enough to notice, though it’s still a really pleasant day. There may be a couple very small and low-impact rain showers way up north in the Arrowhead.

The Iron Range could collect up to a tenth of an inch of rain, but that’s about it. Those folks will be cooler, as well. Most are all dry through at least Sunday evening.

Thursday drops to the middle 60s across southern Minnesota and to the lower 60s (or even upper 50s) across much of the state north of Interstate 94. To reiterate: not a bad day, just a little cooler.

Riding high this weekend

All around the North Star State, swimming pools will have likely closed around Labor Day. And yet, you might want to take a dip in the pool with summery weather on Saturday and Sunday!

High temperatures around the Twin Cities are elevated, possibly well into the lower 80s; they’ve gone up and up in recent weather model guidance.

temp roller coaster
Up, down, way up, and farther down. We would not be in Minnesota, at the start of autumn without some big changes.
European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting via WeatherBell

There are twin fronts next week. The first on Monday may not bring a ton of rainfall to Minnesota. Temps could drop a solid 20 degrees over the course of 48 hours and even more for the low temperatures over the course of a couple of days.

The second front should easily get us to the Twin Cities’ coldest temperatures of the season to date. Will you turn on the heat? Or let the low temperatures recover by the following weekend and deeper into October?

We’d love to hear from you, about your philosophy about turning on the heater for the season.