Snow Up North From Friday Morning
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AM Showers North Of 94, Otherwise A Sun/Cloud Mix
As we head through the morning hours on Sunday we could see a few showers mainly north of I-94. If these areas do see any rain, it won't add up to much across the region.
That potential batch of morning rain (mainly north of the metro) will drag a few clouds in during the morning hours. Skies should clear out, though, into the afternoon hours. Morning temperatures won't be as cool Sunday morning as they were Saturday morning - only dropping into the low 40s - with afternoon highs climbing into the low/mid-60s.
Again, any rain showers you see on the statewide map will be mainly early in the day, with sunnier skies across much of the state during the afternoon hours. Highs will range from the low 50s in the Arrowhead/North Shore to near 70F in southwestern Minnesota.
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Warm Through Mid-Week
We will continue to see a warming trend through the beginning of the week, with highs by Tuesday (courtesy of a warm front) popping into the mid-70s, nearing 80F out in western Minnesota. That'll be the end of the "warmth party" for a little while, though, with a couple of cold fronts moving through in the Wednesday/Wednesday Night timeframe, bringing Canadian cooler air back in for the second half of the week. The best rain chance looks to be Tuesday Night into Wednesday with the first front but not much precipitation is expected at the moment. Some light rain or snow could impact parts of northern Minnesota Thursday due to the area of low pressure moving across southern Canada with the second cold front.
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Fall Color Update
We continue to progress through the Fall color season across the state, with many State Parks reporting Peak or Past Peak conditions in northern Minnesota. Farther south, most areas are sitting between 25-75% color. Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, south of the metro, said on Saturday: "The leaves are starting to change at an increasing pace. Right now there is still a lot of yellow on the maple, basswood, aspen, and ash trees. Cooler temperatures this weekend will likely help more of the red and orange start to appear. Splashes of these colors can be seen on some of the maple, dogwood, sumac, and oaks in the park." You can keep your eye on this map over the next several weeks from the MN DNR by clicking here.
