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Cold Start To The Week: MN Weather

Minnesotans will have to deal with actual December temperatures for a change, but warm weather will quickly return later this week.

"Stubborn cloud cover should begin to break apart this evening," the National Weather Service said. "Beyond some fog, no weather concerns this week as above-normal temperatures take hold by Wednesday."​
"Stubborn cloud cover should begin to break apart this evening," the National Weather Service said. "Beyond some fog, no weather concerns this week as above-normal temperatures take hold by Wednesday."​ (National Weather Service)

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans will have to deal with actual December temperatures for a change, but warm weather will quickly return later this week.

"Stubborn cloud cover should begin to break apart this evening," the National Weather Service said. "Beyond some fog, no weather concerns this week as above-normal temperatures take hold by Wednesday."

Here's the specific NWS forecast from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport:

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Monday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 33. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

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Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 36. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 27. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 46. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

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