Cold Start To The Week, Then A Warmup Ahead For Minnesota: Forecast

MINNESOTA — After a chilly Monday, temperatures across Minnesota will begin to rebound, setting up a stretch of mild and quiet weather that could last for a while, according to the National Weather Service.

Highs Monday will top out in the mid-30s for most of the state, with a few flurries possible overnight. But forecasters say the cold won’t stick around for long. By Tuesday, highs will jump into the upper 40s to near 50, and the warming trend will continue through the end of the week.

“Conditions will remain dry and uneventful through the week, with the next chance for widespread precipitation arriving next weekend,” forecasters in the Twin Cities office said Monday.

Highs are expected to reach the low to mid-50s by Thursday and Friday, well above normal for mid-November.

National outlooks from NOAA back up the warm trend. The 6–10 and 8–14 day temperature forecasts both show a strong probability of above-normal temperatures across Minnesota and Wisconsin lasting into Thanksgiving week.

If those projections hold, the state could see a prolonged stretch of mild, dry weather before any significant winter systems return later this month.

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

Today: Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 36. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Tonight: A chance of flurries between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. East southeast wind around 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East southeast wind around 15 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Southeast wind around 15 mph.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.