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Feels like May again; best rain chances are days away

Feels like May again; best rain chances are days away

Timing is everything. After three consecutive days of summery weather in the southern half of Minnesota, May temps have returned for the weekend. Temperature trends Our average Twin Cities high temp is 70 degrees this time of year. It was 72 degrees around 1 a.m. today at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.  That will go in…
by Ron Trenda

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Another summery day; weekend shower chances for some

Another summery day; weekend shower chances for some

This will be our third consecutive day with highs in the 80s in much of central and southern Minnesota. We’re seeing summery weather, but I’m not hearing any complaints about mosquitos yet. Here in the Twin Cities, our average temperature (which factors in the highs and the lows for each day) is running 6.2 degrees…
by Ron Trenda

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Another summery day; shower and thunder chance for some

Another summery day; shower and thunder chance for some

I enjoyed yesterday’s summery temps, and the evening hours were mosquito-free on my front porch. Our official Twin Cities high temp was a toasty 87 degrees on Wednesday, but that was well shy of our record Twin Cities record high for May 16 of 94 degrees. Our average high temp is only 70 degrees this…
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Summery week; Kilauea vog

Summery week; Kilauea vog

Rain chances increase this weekend.
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Warm and bright Tuesday and Wednesday, cooler this weekend

Warm and bright Tuesday and Wednesday, cooler this weekend

We  finally saw that drink of water. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, some of the driest areas in Minnesota from May 7 through the early hours of May 14 were in central Minnesota and parts of the Twin Cities metro area: It was great to see some rain move through those dry…
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