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Summer-Like Temps Tuesday Before Major Cold Front: MN Weather
It's time to winterize your house if you haven't already.
TWIN CITIES, MN — Tuesday will be the last day of warmth before temperatures plummet, with lows in the 30s most days.
"After a brief return of summer-like temperatures in the low 80s, a series of cold fronts will sweep across the region and drop temperatures below normal through the weekend," the National Weather Service said.
"Gusty southerly winds are expected ahead of the front along with the chance for some scattered thunderstorms along and east of I-35 this evening. Breezy northwest winds are likely Wednesday with elevated fire weather concerns through Thursday."
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Here's the full NWS forecast from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport:
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
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Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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