Some weekend sun, a shot at 50 Thanksgiving week?
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The good weather news? The meteorological stars appear to be aligning for mostly hassle-free Thanksgiving travel around the Upper Midwest.
First, we enjoy a blustery and cooler weekend. The trade-off is the sun will shine again Saturday afternoon and most of Sunday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Global Forecast System model depicts our persistently pesky November cloud shield giving way to more sunshine this weekend.
Mild Monday
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Chilly breezes and temperatures in the 30s make the weekend feel like December. Temperatures rebound Monday. Upper 40s are likely in the Twin Cities. Many towns in southern and western Minnesota take a run at 50 degrees Monday afternoon.
NOAA digital forecast numbers for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport via Weather Bell:
Drama-free Thanksgiving
So far, the weather maps still look quiet leading up to Thanksgiving. The upper-air maps push a bubble of mild Pacific air across the Upper Midwest Thanksgiving afternoon into Black Friday.
A shot at 50 on Black Friday?
Highs in the 30s in northern Minnesota and 40s in southern Minnesota are looking more likely Thanksgiving Day.
Black Friday still looks very mild, temperatures push well into the 40s to near 50 degrees across southern Minnesota. Colder air arrives later Thanksgiving weekend.
Here's the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts model forecast through Thanksgiving weekend. Long door-buster lines this year.
Canadian model: Snow chance next Saturday?
The Canadian model is the outlier for now, but cranks up a low-pressure system next Saturday. This could be a model hiccup. But if it's close, somebody close to home could get a rain to snow scenario Thanksgiving weekend.
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