Weekend weather: Unusually warm; rain, thunderstorms possible late Sunday
Fall color update for leaf-peepers
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The chilliest air is leaving us, and milder temps are moving in. Many spots will see highs in the 70s this weekend.
Weekend temps and dew points
Our average Twin Cities high temp is 55 degrees on Oct. 22. We’re forecasting metro area highs in the lower 70s on Saturday. Highs will be in the 70s across roughly the southern third of Minnesota Saturday afternoon, with 60s in central Minnesota and 50s in the far north:
Saturday afternoon dew points will be in the 40s in many areas:
Sunday highs reach the 70s in the southern half of Minnesota and on into western Wisconsin:
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Northern Minnesota will have a lot of 60s, which is unusually mild for this time of year. Sunday afternoon dew points will be in the 50s in most areas, so it’ll feel almost summery:
Rain chances rise Sunday night
An approaching cold front is expected to spawn some areas of showers and thunderstorms in Minnesota and western Wisconsin late Sunday.
Scattered areas of showers and thunderstorms could develop as we go through Sunday afternoon, with a much better chance of rain and embedded thunderstorms Sunday evening and overnight into Monday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 7 a.m. Sunday to 7 p.m. Sunday:
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.
Fall color update
Recent strong winds have taken a lot of leaves off of our trees, but there are still some pockets of great fall color in portions of southern and central Minnesota, including parts of the Twin Cities metro area.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fall color report for Minnesota State Parks and Trails looks like this:
The Wisconsin fall color report can be found here.
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