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Spotty showers Saturday; summery warmth could persist for weeks

Hurricane Francine remnants may spark a few showers Saturday

NOAA week 3 and 4 temperature outlook
Temperature outlook Sept. 28 to Oct. 11
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Our bonus summer in September appears ready to linger. Temperatures Friday ran more than 10 degrees warmer than normal across most of Minnesota.

We’ll ease over a minor speed bump Saturday as moisture from what was Hurricane Francine brings a few more clouds to Minnesota and Wisconsin. That will trim high temperatures a few degrees on Saturday.

Forecast high temperatures Friday
Forecast high temperatures Saturday
NOAA

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NAM 3 km model shows the best chance for showers Saturday morning into midday. The forest model loop below runs between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

NOAA NAM 3 km model
North American Mesoscale 3 km model between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday
NOAA, via Tropical Tidbits

Sunday will feel more like July or early August once again, Highs will rocket back into the mid and even upper 80s across much of Minnesota by Sunday afternoon.

Forecast high temperatures Sunday
Forecast high temperatures Sunday
NOAA

Warm next week

This stable upper-air pattern looks ready to deliver unseasonably warm southerly winds to Minnesota through most of next week.

Upper air forecast map for
Upper-air forecast map for Tuesday, Sept. 17
NOAA

Highs in the 80s will once again be common next week.

Forecast high temperatures Tuesday
Forecast high temperatures Tuesday.
NOAA

NOAA’s temperature outlooks favor warmer-than-normal weather conditions right into at least early October!

NOAA week 3 and 4 temperature outlook
Temperature outlook Sept. 28 to Oct. 11
NOAA

Enjoy our seemingly endless summer this year.