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Final 80-degree day of 2020 Friday?

Weekend looks mild, but not quite as warm.

One more time.

Get ready for what looks like the final 80-degree day of 2020 in much of southern and western Minnesota Friday. Another October warm front blows through Minnesota overnight.

Surface weather map forecast 7 am Friday
Surface weather map forecast 7 am Friday
NOAA

Temperatures start off milder Friday morning, then soar into the 80s across southern and western Minnesota Friday afternoon. Highs will reach the 70s across most of northern Minnesota on Oct. 9.

Forecast high temperatures Friday
Forecast high temperatures Friday
NOAA

Nice weekend ahead

The upcoming weekend looks mild and mainly sunny.

A cool front slides through Minnesota Friday night. That brings cooler, but still above average air into the state Saturday.

Yet another warm front blows through by Sunday as highs return into the 70s once again in southern Minnesota with 60s up north.

Forecast high temperatures Sunday
Forecast high temperatures Sunday
NOAA

Much colder late next week

Monday looks wet. Temperatures hover mostly in the 50s and 60s Tuesday and Wednesday but could hit 70 again in southern Minnesota Wednesday afternoon.

Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
NOAA

The latest upper air charts suggest a deeper trough over the Upper Midwest late next week. That will brings significantly colder weather to our region.

Upper air forecast map for 7 pm October 15
Upper air forecast map for 7 pm October 15
NOAA

Highs may not climb out of the 40s and 50s late next week across most of Minnesota.

Forecast high temperatures Thursday
Forecast high temperatures Thursday
NOAA

It’s been a great summer and fall so far.