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By the end of the weekend, sunshine returns and warmer temperatures take hold for the week ahead. An active pattern will still bring a few light rain showers to the region, but most areas will stay dry.
A blanket of gray clouds hovers over the state Saturday, with cool temperatures lingering in the 40s. Brighter skies and more seasonal warmth arrive Sunday.
Clouds and occasional sprinkles and flurries will linger across Minnesota Friday and Saturday. Milder weather develops next week with little precipitation.
Seasonably chilly and slightly wet for Halloween 2025.
A pair of clipper systems will bring back some increased cloud cover and isolated sprinkles Thursday into Friday and Saturday. Next week looks mild and relatively quiet.
Clouds will decrease Wednesday, allowing for a little sunshine and seasonable temperatures. A series of minor disturbances will bring back some clouds and the chance of sprinkles to end the week.
We’ll have on-and-off scattered rain showers Tuesday for much of Minnesota with a sharp gradient in the rainfall across eastern Minnesota. Clouds decrease Wednesday.
Rain spreads across Minnesota overnight from west to east. A good soaking for much of central Minnesota.
Our next disturbance is bringing clouds and showers to western Minnesota Monday. Showers will expand east Monday night into Tuesday and Tuesday night before drying out Wednesday.
A breezy start to the week is on tap as a large weather system brings periods of rain from Monday night through early Wednesday. After the midweek showers move out, seasonal temperatures will take hold to close out October.
Milder temperatures and sunny skies are in store for our Sunday, with increasing south to southeasterly winds. The new week begins on a wetter note, as rain showers move in and bring the potential for some healthy rainfall totals.
Spotty showers will move out early Saturday morning, giving way to a mostly cloudy but mild afternoon. Temperatures will climb a bit above average, making it a comfortable day to get outside and take in the peak fall colors across the region.
It’s a cold start early Friday. We’ll see sunshine and warmer afternoon highs later in the day. Temperatures will trend upward into the weekend. We have a couple rain chances ahead as well.
We should see more sunshine today across southern and western Minnesota. Tonight will see widespread frost and freezing temps across the state. Warmer air moves in for the weekend.
Winds and clouds will slowly decrease Wednesday. Northeastern Minnesota will see some lingering showers. Afternoon highs will reach the low 50s south but Wednesday night will be frosty for most.
Our seasonal weather change could be the start of a more typical La Niña winter weather pattern ahead.
It’ll be a raw day Tuesday with gusty northwest winds, occasional showers, and temps remaining in the 40s. Tuesday night will be frosty for western Minnesota.
A much colder air mass is blowing into Minnesota this week. Expect frosty mornings in most areas the rest of the week.
It’ll be briefly milder Monday, but a disturbance will bring clouds and some showers Monday into Tuesday. It will also pull down our coldest air this season so far.
A cool front associated with the latest low pressure area to our north will swing through Friday, touching off spotty showers and keeping things warm ahead of it.























