March Likely To End Without Seeing 50 Degrees: MN Weather Forecast

MINNEAPOLIS — Nope. It's not just your imagination. It's been an especially cold March, even by Minnesota's frigid standards, the National Weather Service confirms.

If it fails to hit 50 degrees in the Twin Cities by Friday, it will be the first year since 2001 the metro did not reach 50 at least once in the month of March.

Here are the highest max temperatures for March in the Twin Cities, according to the NWS:

• 2023: 45 (so far)
• 2022: 65
• 2021: 73
• 2019: 61
• 2018: 64
• 2017: 52
• 2016: 65
• 2015: 70
• 2014: 60
• 2013: 56
• 2012: 80
• 2011: 53
• 2010: 76
• 2009: 67
• 2008: 52
• 2007: 81
• 2006: 56
• 2005: 71
• 2004: 66
• 2003: 72
• 2002: 53
• 2001: 48
• 2000: 73

If the forecast is any indication, the metro won't even sniff 50 degrees this month. But things could change.

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

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 31. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Thursday: A chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East southeast wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Friday: A chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.