Unseasonable warmth likely continues into early 2024
Outlooks favor warmer-than-normal temps next 3-4 weeks
Go Deeper.
Create an account or log in to save stories.
Like this?
Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.
Enjoying our near-record December warmth so far? Get used to it. Forecast models and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration outlooks are in lockstep that unseasonable warmth will continue for the next two to four weeks.
Check out NOAA’s week 3-4 temperature outlook above. You can see it strongly favors warmer-than-normal conditions into the first week of January.
These temperature outlooks are generally more reliable than day-to-day precipitation outlooks. Larger scale patterns are more likely to yield accurate temperature trends.
Record high by Christmas Eve?
Temperatures climb this week back into the 40s. Highs by Saturday will push 50 degrees in southern Minnesota once again.
Support the News you Need
Gifts from individuals keep MPR News accessible to all - free of paywalls and barriers.
The Twin Cities could get close to 50 degrees on Christmas Eve.
The record high in the Twin Cities is 46 degrees on Christmas Eve. The forecast high of 49 will likely set a new record.
A warm surge of air ahead of a developing storm will bring warmth and likely rain. Here’s NOAA’s Global Forecast System model for Christmas Eve:
Stay tuned.