Sun returns! 80 degrees this week?

If you don't like the weather in Minnesota, just wait 15 minutes? Or maybe a day or two. Tuesday's chilly breezes are more typical for mid-April.

Sunshine returns Wednesday to sun-starved Minnesota.

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Hello June!

It's amazing how much the now near solstice sun boosts temps this time of year. From furnace kicking in to near AC in 48 hours? Welcome to Minnesota.

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NOAA via Weather Bell.

True summer in 2 weeks?

I've always said with for the 3rd weekend in June for true summer. The jet stream pattern gradually lifts into southern Canada the next two weeks. That should mean more consistent temps in the 80s by mid-June.

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Climate assumptions changing

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Northern forests and climate change