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A rare string of dry and cooler days ahead

Lows in the 40s up north

Forecast low temperatures Friday morning
Forecast low temperatures Friday morning
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Get ready for a September preview, Minnesota.

A cool front slides through the state with yet another batch of showers Wednesday night. But a sunny mix with a few clouds will return to most of Minnesota Thursday through the upcoming weekend.

Minnesota is swimming in an island of cooler air that has drifted south from Canada. See how all the heat (and humidity) is getting shoved south of Minnesota this week?

Temperatures Wednesday afternoon
Temperatures Wednesday afternoon
Oklahoma Mesonet

Clear skies at night combined with a cooler Canadian air mass will bring the coolest temperatures in several weeks to parts of Minnesota. Overnight lows in northern Minnesota will dip into the chilly 40s the next few nights. Lows in the south will be in the comfortable 50s.

Highs Thursday will run in the 60s across most of Minnesota.

Forecast high temperatures Thursday
Forecast high temperatures Thursday
NOAA

That’s about 15 degrees colder than the normal high of 83 degrees in the Twin Cities!

We’ll warm gradually by the weekend with highs in the 70s.

Forecast high temperatures Saturday
Forecast high temperatures Saturday
NOAA

As we move into mid-August there are signs that temperatures will warm back into the 80s across our region. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest eight to14-day temperature outlook favors warmer than normal temperatures.

NOAA 8 to 14-day temperature outlook
8 to 14-day temperature outlook
NOAA

The Minnesota State Fair begins two weeks from Thursday. Will we see more 90s for the fair?

Stay tuned.