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Some 70s on Monday, then cooler; wet September
The southern half of Minnesota had weather perfection this weekend, with plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures. Our Sunday afternoon high of 76 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 7 degrees warmer than our average Twin Cities high temp for this time of year. Where do we go from here? Temperature trends  We’re expecting Monday…
Autumnal beauty today; NWS survey adds to Thursday tornado tally
Our first Sunday of astronomical autumn will be a keeper. There’ll be plenty of sunshine in about the southern half of Minnesota, with highs in the 70s. It’s nice when pleasant weather happens on a weekend! Temperature trends Sunday highs in northern Minnesota will range from the 40s near the Canadian border to 60s in places…
A bright Sunday; shower chance returns to metro area Monday afternoon
It was a nice way to end our summer. There was plenty of sunshine in central and southern Minnesota on Saturday. Our Twin Cities high temp of 67 degrees was just a couple of degrees cooler than our average September 22 high. There was enough wind for the late-summer regatta on Lake Harriet: I think…
A bright weekend; update on the NWS tornado survey
It was a chilly Saturday morning all across Minnesota. The official low temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 45 degrees, and it was a few degrees cooler than that in some of the outlying parts of the metro area. Northeastern Minnesota had a lot of lower 30s early Saturday morning, and Hibbing dropped to…