Wednesday Could See All-Time Record Winter Heat: MN Weather

TWIN CITIES, MN — The Twin Cities metro on Monday broke its daily record high (49 in 1931) by reaching 50 degrees around 2:30 p.m. But all-time records are now in sight for Wednesday.

"Record highs are expected Wednesday as very warm air moves across the region with a lack of snowpack and mostly sunny skies," the National Weather Service said. "Daily records will be broken by several degrees and temperatures could approach all-time January records."

It's not clear when, if ever, Minnesota will see normal temperatures this winter.

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

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind around 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. East wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northeast wind around 10 mph.