Weather: It was a pretty mild weekend for this time of the year. Parts of the region hit the lower 60s on Sunday for daytime high temperatures. It was a mostly cloudy to cloudy day across much of the state on Sunday. If we had experienced some sunshine, temperatures would have been even warmer.
We started off the workweek on a mild but also foggy note. Temperatures were in the 40s across most of central, west central and parts of northern Minnesota early Monday
morning. Some spotty rain was also found across portions of the state on Monday. This held temperature highs on Monday into the 50s.
Canadian high pressure will be with us for Wednesday and Thursday. This will keep us dry and cool, with highs generally in the 40s and lower 50s expected.
A change will arrive by Friday as temperatures will climb into the upper 50s and low to mid 60s across the area. If you like those temperatures, you will love this weekend as the ?Äúold thermometer?Äù is expected to soar into the 70s on Saturday.
A cold front, however, is expected to push across the region Sunday. This should be the focus of some rain showers and even a few isolated thunderstorms. As we all know, April showers will help to bring those May flowers.
Enjoy the warmer temperatures this weekend.
Weather history: On this date in 1929 severe weather moved across parts of Minnesota. Records show that a tornado cut a ?Äúpath from Lake Minnetonka through North Minnesota.?Äù The tornado left six people dead.
Weather fact: Did you know that the damage paths of tornadoes can be in excess of one mile wide and over 50 miles long at times?
Almanac:
Sunrise: 6:53 a.m.
Sunset: 7:55 p.m.
Normal High: 47
Normal Low: 27
Regional Temperatures:
Duluth Low 33 High 49
Moorhead Low 34 High 50
Central Minn. Low 32 High 50
Marshall Low 35 High 53
Minneapolis Low 39 High 55
Rochester Low 37 High 51
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High 50 Low 27 Wind: N 10-20 mph Prec. None
It will continue to be quiet for most of the Upper Midwest for the midweek through Friday as high pressure will dominate our weather. A change is expected to arrive by late Saturday into Sunday that could bring some showers and isolated thunderstorms to the area.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High 51 Low 28 Wind: N 10-20 mph Prec. None
Friday: Mostly sunny and warmer. High 59 Low 43 Wind: S 10-20 mph Prec. None
Saturday: Partly cloudy, 20-percent chance of rain late. High 70 Low 48 Wind: SE 15-25 mph Prec. Trace-.20?Äù
Sunday: Mostly cloudy to cloudy, 60-percent chance of rain with isolated thunderstorms. High 66 Low 41 Wind: SW 10-15 mph Prec. .10?Äù-.40?Äù