Cooler, windier Sunday, best chance of rain in northern Minnesota

Our Twin Cities average temperature is 62 degrees at this time of year. We hit 79 degrees at MSP Airport on Saturday and may be slightly above 70 this afternoon.

The 70s will be confined to the metro area, southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with cooler highs elsewhere:

Afternoon dew points will be mostly in the 1950s, with sticky 1960s in western Wisconsin:

Parts of west-central Minnesota and the northern half of Minnesota will experience periods of showers and a few integrated thunderstorms at times today. Elsewhere in Minnesota, as well as western Wisconsin, a transient downpour / storm is possible today, but most of the day will be dry.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NAM) North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential rainfall pattern on Sunday and Sunday evening:

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and Western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News network, and you can see the updated weather information on the MPR News live weather blog.

Fall Colors Report

The percentage of fall color change is currently highest in the northern half of Minnesota and the northeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Here is the last one fall colors report from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources:

Areas shaded in dark red in northern Minnesota are past the peak. Keep in mind that all deciduous trees are included in the Fall Color Report, not just maple trees.

Information on Wisconsin’s fall color can be found here.

This Updraft blog will be updated around 10:15 am with a preview for the week ahead.

Programming instructions

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