Frost advisory Sunday night/early Mon. includes most of east metro
Freeze warning northeastern Minnesota
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Light winds and minimal cloud cover will lead to lows in the 30s across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin early Monday morning:
A frost advisory covers much of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin late Sunday night to 9 a.m. Monday:
Most of the east metro is included in the frost advisory, but it does not include Ramsey County.
Here are advisory details:
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 226 PM CDT Sun Oct 8 2023 MNZ042>045-050>053-061-063-070-077-078-085-WIZ014>016-023>028- 091400- /O.CON.KMPX.FR.Y.0002.231009T0600Z-231009T1400Z/ Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago- Anoka-Washington-Dakota-Rice-Goodhue-Steele-Polk-Barron-Rusk- St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Blaine, Stillwater, Hastings, Faribault, Red Wing, Owatonna, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 226 PM CDT Sun Oct 8 2023 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Downtown areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul could see lows near 40, with 30s across most of the remainder of the metro.
Monday morning lows could be at or below freezing in parts of northeastern Minnesota:
A freeze warning runs from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday in northeastern Minnesota and a portion of north-central Minnesota:
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network.
Temperature trends
The Sunday high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 60 degrees. That’s just a couple of degrees cooler than the average Oct. 8 Twin Cities high temp.
Monday highs will be in the 50s in most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:
Highs in the 40s are expected in far northern Minnesota and far northwestern Wisconsin.
Low temps will be in the 30s in most areas late Monday night into early Tuesday:
Some locations around the outer edge of the metro area could dip into the lower 30s.
Tuesday highs will be mainly in the 50s, with some 40s in northeastern Minnesota:
Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the upper 50s on Wednesday, followed by mid 50s Thursday and lower 50s on Friday.
Rain chances later this week
A low pressure system will pass to our south later this week. It’s expected to spin some rain over roughly the southern third of Minnesota and much of Wisconsin from Thursday afternoon and evening into Friday. Check forecast updates, since the track of that system will determine the timing and coverage of the rain.
Final 70s
We don’t have any 70s in the Twin Cities 7-day forecast, but I decided to check the final 70 degree or warmer reading at MSP airport for each of the past five years.
Here’s that tally of final 70s:
2022 Nov. 2
2021 Oct. 19
2020 Nov. 8
2019 Oct. 9
2018 Oct. 18
That’s quite a range of dates!
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