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Warmest day in 7 months Monday; spring soaker Tuesday

Brightest 4 months of the year ahead for Minnesota

Flowers and blue sky at the Weather Lab Monday
Flowers and blue sky at the Weather Lab Monday
Paul Huttner/MPR News

Boy, did that feel great.

Monday was the warmest day in over seven months for the Twin Cities. The mercury soared to 74 degrees Monday afternoon under brilliantly warm sunshine.

Weather conditions at MSP Airport
Weather conditions at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Monday afternoon.
FAA

That makes Monday the warmest day in over seven months in the Twin Cities. The last day the Twin Cities was warmer was Sept. 24 when we topped out at 86 degrees.

Tuesday soaker

We’re still on track for soaking rains Tuesday. NOAA’s NAM 3 km resolution model tracks the rain across central and southern Minnesota from Tuesday to Wednesday mornings.

NOAA NAM 3 km model between 3 am Tuesday and 5 am Wednesday
NOAA NAM 3 km model between 3 a.m. Tuesday and 5 a.m. Wednesday.
NOAA via tropical tidbits

The heaviest downpours favor the midday and afternoon hours.

Severe risk south

Notice the heavy thunderstorm clusters across southern Minnesota in the loop above. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center includes a marginal (low) risk of severe storms across The Interstate 90 corridor Tuesday. A bigger severe outbreak is likely in the central Plains.

Brightest 4 months of the year

We’ve just entered the brightest four months of the year in Minnesota. Our daylight has now reached 14 hours. It stays above 14 hours until Aug. 16.

Daylight and solar data for late April
Daylight and solar data for late April
timeanddate.com

Daylight peaks at 15 hours 36 minutes on June 20.

The bright season is here. Enjoy.