Pleasant Sunday temps; shower chances highest in northern, central Minnesota
Fall color update for leaf-peepers
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We have good running weather this morning for the Twin Cities Marathon. Temperatures are starting out in the 50s and will rise into the 60s later this morning. Most of the morning should be dry along the race route, but an isolated brief shower is possible.
We’re starting the day with scattered showers in south-central Minnesota and portions of northern and central Minnesota plus northwestern Wisconsin.
Northern and central Minnesota plus northwestern Wisconsin have the best chance of scattered showers this afternoon and evening, with an isolated shower possible elsewhere in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) model shows the potential rain pattern from noon to 10 p.m. Sunday:
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There’s fairly dry air in the lowest part of atmosphere this weekend, so some of the rain that shows up on radar will evaporate before reaching the ground. You can check the MPR News interactive radar here.
We have updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News network, and on the MPR News live weather blog.
Mild temps
Our average Twin Cities high temp is 66 degrees this time of year.
Sunday afternoon highs will top 70 degrees in the Twin Cities metro area and in roughly the southwestern half of Minnesota:
Wind gusts over 20 mph are expected in far western Minnesota this afternoon, with lighter winds to the east:
Forecast wind gusts are in knots, with 11 knots equal to 12.7 mph.
Fall color update
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fall color report for Minnesota State Parks and Trails looks like this:
When you look at fall color maps, keep in mind that all deciduous trees are included. The maples can be peaking when the overall changeover to fall color is less than 50 percent in a given area.
I saw great fall colors eleven days ago in Minnesota’s Arrowhead region along the Sawtooth Mountains, inland from Lutsen and Tofte. I’m sure that those fall colors have expanded to include many more areas since then.
The Wisconsin fall color report can be found here.
Programming note
You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.