Wednesday will still be cool but warmer than the last two days with highs in the 40s to low 50s. We’re still on track to see 60s by Friday and 70s this weekend in southern Minnesota along with the potential for some decent rains Sunday night into Monday.
After a cold start, Wednesday’s high temps should be several degrees warmer than Tuesday, mainly in the 40s with some upper 30s in the Arrowhead and low 50s in the west and Red River Valley. A stormy pattern develops Sunday night into Monday after a very warm weekend.
Our first significant rain chance in about eight weeks looks possible Sunday night. Early indications suggest many areas could see an inch of rain. While welcome, it won’t solve the needs of the drought-stricken Twin Cities. September was the driest on record.
Tuesday will remain chilly with highs in the 30s to low 40s but with sunshine and slightly lighter winds. We’re still on track to see 60s and 70s in southern Minnesota this weekend.
It’ll be another unseasonably cold day Tuesday with highs in the 30s to low 40s in southern Minnesota. We should see mostly sunny skies. Wind chills are starting out in the teens and even single digits. Temperatures trend upward Wednesday into the weekend.
Climate change-fueled hurricanes and sea-level rise get a lot of attention, but Mississippi River Basin communities also are experiencing the effects of global warming.
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