Gorgeous May weather
A meteorologist colleague once stated "high pressure is your fair weather friend".
A high-pressure system will drift over Minnesota this Thursday afternoon, bringing us plenty of sunshine. Thursday afternoon highs will be in the 60s in most Minnesota locations, with some spots in the southwest possibly touching 70 degrees.
Warmer this weekend
Our average high this time of year is 68 degrees in the Twin Cities metro area.
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We should top out in the lower 70s on Friday, and parts of southwestern Minnesota will reach the upper 70s:
For the Minnesota fishing opener on Saturday, many spots will see highs in the 70s, and some 80s are possible in southwestern and south-central Minnesota:
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We should see highs in the upper 70s on Saturday in most of the Twin Cities metro area, but a few spots could touch 80.
Similar highs are expected for Mother's Day on Sunday:
Looking ahead, Twin Cities metro area highs are expected to be in the mid to upper 70s on Monday and Tuesday .
Rain chances
Our Thursday will be dry over Minnesota, and only an isolated shower chance is seen for Friday and Saturday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System model shows the potential for scattered showers over northern Minnesota Sunday afternoon and evening, then southern and central Minnesota could see some showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon and Monday evening:
All of Minnesota could see some periods of showers and thunderstorms overnight Monday night and on Tuesday.
No drought in Minnesota
The latest update from U.S. Drought Monitor shows that Minnesota remains free of drought:
A very small part of west-central Minnesota is listed as abnormally dry, but that area is not experiencing drought conditions.
Programming note
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