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February breeze brings more seasonable temperatures

Still above normal into next week

Temperatures Friday afternoon
Temperatures Friday afternoon
Oklahoma Mesonet

It finally feels like February.

A colder breeze dropped temperatures about 25 degrees across much of Minnesota Friday. You can see the blue shades of colder air pouring into the Upper Midwest on Friday afternoon’s temperature map above.

Temperatures will continue to hover in the 20s and 30s across most of Minnesota over the weekend.

Forecast high temperatures Saturday
Forecast high temperatures Saturday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Milder air will seep into Minnesota once again starting Monday. Highs could reach 40 degrees from the Twin Cities southward Monday.

Forecast high temperatures Monday
Forecast high temperatures Monday
NOAA

The milder air will linger through next Wednesday. Another cold shot of polar air will drop temperatures again late next week.

Forecast high temperatures Thursday
Forecast high temperatures Thursday
NOAA

A few forecast models show a chance of light snow about next Thursday. Here’s the Canadian model output:

Canadian model
Canadian model output Thursday, Feb. 15
Environment Canada, via Tropical Tidbits

A white landscape instead of brown?

Stay tuned.