Tuesday will feature bright sunshine, but temperature will be cooler than average once again with readings in the 50s, which will be -5F to -10F below average for early May. Winds will still be a bit breezy, but it won't be as windy as it was on Monday.

The weather outlook for Minneapolis on Tuesday shows sunnier skies in place most of the day with highs only warming into the upper 50s by the afternoon.

The meteorgrams for Minneapolis on Tuesday show temps warming from the 40s early in the day to the mid/upper 50s after the afternoon hours. Skies will generally be mostly sunny through the day. North to northwest winds will still be a bit breezy with gusts approaching 20mph, which will make it feel even cooler.

Here's the extended temperature and weather outlook over the next 5 to 7 days in the Twin Cities. Highs on through the rest of the week will be nearly -5F to -10F below average with highs only warming into the upper 50s and lower 60s. We might see a little light rain PM Wednesday, but our next best chance of rain arrives this weekend.

If you look close, so of your backyard trees and bushes have actually started to show signs of spring leaves emerging. According to the NPN, this is happening nearly 2 to 3 weeks earlier than normal across Minnesota and Wisconsin.

"How do you know when spring has begun? Is it the appearance of the first tiny leaves on the trees, or the first crocus plants peeping through the snow? The First Leaf and First Bloom Indices are synthetic measures of these early season events in plants, based on recent temperature conditions. These models allow us to track the progression of spring onset across the country. April 27, 2021 - Spring leaf out has arrived in all but the most northern and highest elevation parts of the country. After arriving early in southern parts of Southwest and Southeast states, cold temperatures halted the progress of spring leaf out for several days across the northern part of the Southeast, Southern Great Plains, and mid-Atlantic. Spring leaf out arrived days to weeks early across much of the northern Great Plains, Midwest, and Northeast. Spring bloom has arrived in the southern half of the country. Spring bloom is patchy, with much of Texas days to weeks late, while parts of Kansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana are days to weeks early."

See more from NPN HERE

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 day temperature outlook shows cooler than average temps across the northern tier of the nation, while warmer than average temps will be found across the southeastern US.

Happy National Weather Observers Day! Huh? Yes, there's an actual day for that, go figure.

In all seriousness, weather observers are crucial in helping relay important information to National Weather Services offices around the country. A warning might be issued by the National Weather Service if rotation is detected by radar. However, severe weather spotters are the eyes in the field and can confirm whether or not a tornado is on the ground. This confirmation can help firm up warning information and can ultimately save lives.

If interested in becoming a storm spotter, check out the Skywarn classes offered by National Weather Service being held online!

Bright sunshine will fill our skies today, but a cool northerly breeze may have you reaching for an extra layer on your late afternoon walk. Another batch of rain slides across the southern half of Minnesota late Wednesday. Sunshine returns once again Thursday and Friday, but the weekend looks a bit unsettled.

TUESDAY: More sun. Cool breeze. Winds: NNW 10-15. High: 58.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear and quiet. Winds: NNW 5-10. Low: 38.

WEDNESDAY: Clouds increase. Chance of rain late. Winds: NNE 5-10. High: 58.

THURSDAY: Sun & cloud mix. Stray PM showers? Winds: WNW 10-15. Wake-up: 40. High: 60.

FRIDAY: Bright sunshine. Feels slightly warmer. Winds: NNE 5-10. Wake-up: 39. High: 61.

SUNDAY: Lingering clouds. Showers Southern MN. Winds: NNW 10-15. Wake-up: 42. High: 58.

MONDAY: Drying out. More PM sunshine. Winds: NNW 10-15. Wake-up: 41. High: 60.

May 4th

1926: Morris goes from winter to summer temperatures in one day. The morning low was 32, followed by a high of 89.

May 4th

Average Low: 45F (Record: 22F set in 1967)

Record Rainfall: 1.01" set in 1959

Record Snowfall: 2.0" set in 1890

May 2nd

Sunrise: 5:57am

Hours of Daylight: ~14 hours & 25 minutes

Daylight GAINED since yesterday: ~ 2 minutes & 38 seconds

Daylight GAINED since Winter Solstice (December 21st): ~ 6 hours & 1 minute

1.5 Days Since Last Quarter Moon

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The weather outlook on Tuesday shows warmer than average temps along the east coast, while folks in the Central US will be cooler than average by nearly -5F to -15F below average

According to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center, there is an ENHANCED RISK of severe weather from the Tennessee River Valley to the Lower Mississippi Valley. Large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes and heavy rainfall may be possible.

The weather outlook through midweek shows scattered showers and storms across the Southern US. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with locally heavy rains.

The extended precipitation outlook over the next 7 days shows widespread heavy rainfall across Central Mississippi Valley, where flooding can't be ruled.

"Internal tides, or internal waves, can reach hundreds of feet underneath the ocean surface, but might only be a few inches high on the surface. Even though they're underwater, #NASA​ can see these tides from satellites. They provide #science​ oceanographers with a unique way to map and study the much larger internal water motion."

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"In California, raging wildfires seem to materialize like clockwork every summer and fall, damaging property and claiming lives. What was once traditionally the "wet season" is no longer immune from bouts of dangerous fire weather. California's wildfire season is expanding, and human-induced climate change is a leading cause. Each of the past several years has featured deadly and destructive wildfires wreaking havoc across California, with an increased tendency for blazes to exhibit extreme fire behavior and an ever-growing threat to residents. About 4.2 million acres were torched in the Golden State in 2020, an area larger than Connecticut and twice as extensive as the previous worst season on record."

See more from the Washington Post HERE:

"Warm temperatures and tropical climates may really help reduce the spread of COVID-9, a new study suggests. The study found that places with warm temperatures and long hours of sunlight — such as countries close to the equator and those experiencing summer — had a lower rate of COVID-19 cases, compared with countries farther away from the equator and those experiencing colder weather. The findings held even after the researchers took into account other factors that could affect both the spread of COVID-19 and the number of reported cases, such as a country's level of urbanization and the intensity of COVID-19 testing. Still, the authors stress that their findings don't mean that summer weather will eliminate COVID-19; but it may give people a leg up against the disease. "Our results do not imply that the disease will vanish during summer or will not affect countries close to the equator," the authors wrote in their paper, published April 27 in the journal Scientific Reports. "Rather, the higher temperatures and more intense UV [ultraviolet] radiation in summer are likely to support public health measures to contain SARS-CoV-2," the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19."