Cooler breezes Wednesday; 70s and 80s likely again next week

Wednesday's cool front brings gusty northwest winds.

What goes up must come down. Especially with Minnesota weather.

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NOAA

A cool front sweeps across Minnesota Wednesday. Our next Octobery interlude lasts through Friday. Temperatures moderate this weekend, and the weather maps suggest more 70s and even some 80s next week.

We're not done with summerlike temperatures just yet.

Wednesday cold front

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A cold front drives cooler weather south through Minnesota Wednesday. This 36-hour GFS model temperature loop shows the temperature tumble into Thursday morning. Freezing temperatures once again arrive in northern Minnesota Thursday and Friday mornings.

Temperature forecast for Twin Cities
NOAA GFS model temperature output 7 pm Tuesday to 7 am Thursday.
NOAA via tropical tidbits

Milder weekend

The next several days look dry across most of Minnesota. Highs return to the 60s and 70s across Minnesota this weekend.

Forecast high temperatures Sunday
Forecast high temperatures Sunday
NOAA

Next week looks even warmer with highs well into the 70s, and possibly 80s.

Forecast high temperatures Tuesday
Forecast high temperatures Tuesday
NOAA

The upper air maps for late September suggest a warm dome of high-pressure building across the Upper Midwest.

Upper air forecast map for 7 pm September 25
Upper air forecast map for 7 pm September 25
NOAA

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center outlooks favor warmer than average temperatures through most of late September.

NOAA 8 to 14-day temperature outlook
NOAA 8 to 14-day temperature outlook
NOAA

Summery weather seems destined to hang around well into late September this year.