Weather: We had a beautiful and warm weekend for the start of the fishing opener and for Mother?Äôs Day. Morris, Benson, Montevideo, and Faribault all hit a very warm 87 degrees F on Sunday. Factoring in the temperature and relative humidity, it felt more like the lower 90s in many locations.
Thunderstorms developed overnight across parts of northern Minnesota Sunday night into Monday morning. Some of the storms produced dime size hail west of Duluth. Temperatures were mild overnight Sunday night into Monday morning with temperatures generally in the low to mid 50s across central and west central Minnesota and into the 60s across southern Minnesota.
Another line of thunderstorms moved out of South Dakota into southern Minnesota on Monday. Some of these cells produced some locally heavy rainfall, small hail and gusty winds. A few of these cells had the potential to be on the severe side Monday night.
Much of the rest of the week looks to be wet and stormy with temperatures falling below average. For the midweek, high temperatures will tumble into the upper 50s and lower 60s for Wednesday and Thursday. If things hold together, you might need a warm jacket by Saturday as temperatures are projected to fall into the low to mid 50s for daytime high temperatures. Across northern Minnesota, high temperatures could reach only the upper 40s by Saturday.
We should be back to more seasonal levels by early next week and climb into the lower 70s for Monday and Tuesday. Certainly, this time of the year temperatures can be all over the place!
Have a great rest of the week and keep the umbrella handy.
Weather history: On this date in 1915 records show that parts of Minnesota picked-up some ?Äúsignificant?Äù snowfall as 5 inches of snow fell along the ?Äúwestern shore of Lake Superior.?Äù
Weather fact: Set-up: The process whereby strong winds blowing down the length of a lake cause water to ?Äúpile up?Äù at the downwind end, raising ?Äúwater levels there and lowering them at the upwind end of the lake.?Äù
Almanac:
Sunrise: 5:47 a.m.
Sunset: 8:49 p.m.
Normal High: 69
Normal Low: 46
Regional Temperatures:
Moorhead Low 53 High 60
Duluth Low 48 High 58
Central Minn. Low 54 High 61
Minneapolis Low 58 High 65
Marshall Low 55 High 65
Rochester Low 55 High 64
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and windy, 70-percent chance of light rain. High 61 Low 46 Wind: NE 20-30 mph Prec. .10?Äù-.30?Äù
We will continue with a more active weather pattern along with cooler temperatures. Temperatures will be 5-10 degrees cooler than average. We should be back to more seasonal temperatures by early next week.
Thursday: Becoming partly cloudy and cool. High 59 Low 42 Wind: NE 15-25 mph Prec. None
Friday: Variable cloudiness, 20-percent chance of rain. High 59 Low 42 Wind: E 10-20 mph Prec. Trace-.20?Äù
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, 40-percent chance of rain. High 54 Low 45 Wind: NNW 10-20 mph Prec. Trace-.20?Äù
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, 30-percent chance of rain. High 62 Low 46 Wind: NNW 10-20 mph Prec. Trace-.20?Äù