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Gray weekend; sunnier and milder Monday

Timing is everything in life. And in weather.

Minnesota endures a mostly gray, partly drizzly weekend. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's North American Mesoscale Forecast System 3 km model depicts a possible break in the rain Saturday and another wave pushing in Sunday.

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NOAA NAM 3 km model through Sunday via tropical tidbits.

Brighter by Monday

The sun comes out of hiding again Monday. Milder breezes blow in temperatures in the upper 50s and possibly pushing 60-degrees in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota Monday afternoon. Halloween now looks dry, but colder air arrives later next week.

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NOAA via Weather Bell.

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