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Brilliant blue skies and mild afternoon temps this Sunday

This will be another day with deep-blue skies and mild afternoon temps. We have your Sunday forecast details, plus a fall color update.
by Ron Trenda

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Bright and beautiful Sunday; lots of 70s on Monday

Bright and beautiful Sunday; lots of 70s on Monday

If you enjoy deep blue skies, you’ll like our Sunday weather. Temps will be trending upward the next couple of days. We have your forecast for the week ahead, plus a look at fall colors.
by Ron Trenda

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A bright weekend; 70s return on Monday

A bright weekend; 70s return on Monday

We’ll enjoy a sun-splashed weekend. Temperatures move a bit upward Saturday and Sunday, then warm into the 70s on Monday. We have your forecast for the week ahead plus an update on fall colors.
by Ron Trenda

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A bright Saturday, with typical mid-October temps

A bright Saturday, with typical mid-October temps

Our Saturday will start out chilly, but typical October temps will be settle in this afternoon. We have details on that, plus the Minnesota fall color update.
by Ron Trenda

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Frost advisories, freeze warnings for much of Minnesota

Frost advisories, freeze warnings for much of Minnesota

Clearing skies, lighter winds and a cold October air mass will bring widespread frost and freezing temperatures to much of western Minnesota Saturday morning. For many locations, this will be the first frost and freezing temperatures of the fall season.
by Paul Huttner

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Weekend starts frosty, ends warm

Seasonably chilly weather Friday leads to widespread frost Saturday morning, but temperatures rebound quickly with a few 70s possible early next week.

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Friday brings some of the chilliest weather since May

Friday brings a seasonable chill for mid-October, but coming off of such a warm summer and mild fall, that chill is actually the coldest many parts of the state have been in over five months.
by Nicole Mitchell

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The weekend holds both frost and highs back in the 60s

Cooler weather behind Wednesday’s storm means an increasing frost risk through Saturday morning, before sunshine over the weekend sends temperatures back above average.
by Nicole Mitchell

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