More record highs possible Sunday, cooler with chances of rain later in the week
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After Saturday’s record-setting warmth across Minnesota, we’ll see unseasonably warm weather continue Sunday before a cold front currently moving across the state brings more seasonable temperatures, along with a chance of rain.
Locations at risk of seeing record highs set on Sunday include the Twin Cities (Forecast: 88; Record: 85, set in 2015); St. Cloud (Forecast: 86; Record: 83, set in 2015), and Eau Claire (Forecast: 86; Record: 85, set in 1930).
We could come close tying records in Duluth (Forecast: 80; Record: 84, set in 2015) and Brainerd (Forecast: 81; Record: 85, set in 2015), and Rochester (Forecast: 83; Record: 84, set in 2015).
Seasonable temperatures return by midweek
A cold front that is currently draped across northwestern Minnesota will move southeastward across the state during the day Sunday into Monday, bringing cooler air behind it that will help moderate temperatures across the region. Highs Sunday will range from the mid-50s to mid-60s in the northwest part of the state to mid-80s elsewhere, with a few spots topping out near — but not quite reaching — 90 degrees.
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Temperatures should return to seasonable levels statewide by Tuesday.
A couple chances of rain this week
The cold front moving across the state will also help bring rain showers, starting in the far northern part of the state — from Crookston to the Arrowhead region — as early as overnight Sunday into Monday, with rain chances extending as far south as Alexandria and Pine City by midday Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday look mostly dry before another chance of rain returns for much of the state on Thursday.
Today in weather history
On Oct. 11–12, 1909, an unusually early snowstorm struck Minnesota and was followed by temperatures as low as the single digits in northern parts of the state.
