Another nice one on Sunday; Florence forecast track update
It was another beautiful day on Saturday.
Our official high temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 74 degrees, just one degree shy of our average September 8 high temp.
If you liked Saturday, I think you'll like our Sunday weather too.
Temperature trends
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Highs in the lower 70s are expected across most of Minnesota Sunday afternoon, with a few 60s to the northeast:
We'll see high temps edge up a bit on Monday, then take a bigger jump on Tuesday.
Twin Cities highs are expected to be in the middle 70s Monday, followed by lower 80s Tuesday through Friday. Dew point temps will rise to around 60 Monday afternoon, then into the middle 60s for Tuesday through Thursday. It'll feel a bit like July by mid-week.
Rain chances
Far northern Minnesota has a chance of showers overnight Saturday night.
Far northwestern Minnesota could see a late-day shower/isolated t-storm on Sunday. There will be a chance of scattered showers overnight Sunday night in about the northern third of Minnesota.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Sunday afternoon through Monday:
The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the strength of the signal that returns to the radar, not to the amount of rain.
The Twin Cities metro area will have a chance of occasional scattered showers and thunderstorms anytime from Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday.
Tropical storm Florence
Tropical storm Florence is expected to return to Hurricane status Saturday night, according to the National Hurricane Center
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Here’s the projected track of Florence over the next five days, from the National Hurricane Center:
Florence will probably be a major hurricane as it tracks between Bermuda and the leeward islands on Tuesday. It could still be a major hurricane as approaches the southeast coast of the U.S. next Wednesday night and Thursday.
There were three tropical storms on the map late Saturday afternoon:
Tropical storm Isaac will probably be a hurricane as it tracks near Puerto Rico next Thursday:
Programming note
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