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We’ve broken a 19 day streak of highs that fell short of average. After paying our dues, we’ll soon be paid back in kind with a stretch on the other end of the spectrum that will not bode well for winter recreation.

Daily normals for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for Feb. 22 are a high of 31 and a low of 15, and temperatures will consistently be around 10 to 15 degrees above normal from Sunday through Friday.

Saturday will allow the day’s snowmelt to ice over with lows in teens to low 20s. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy with areas of fog possible.

Highs Sunday range from mid-30s north to near 50 in southwest Minnesota with around 42 in the Twin Cities.

A cloud deck spreading across Northern Minnesota could produce some light rain or flurries Sunday afternoon and night. Clouds take over more of the region Monday afternoon with about a 30 percent chance of light rain.

Low temperatures Sunday night into Monday morning stay very mild in the 30s.

Monday then features highs ranging from upper 30s north to mid-50s near Marshall with around 45 expected in the Twin Cities metro.

A low pressure system sweeps the region Tuesday night with a widespread chance of rain and snow. Precipitation type is a bit in question, but a dusting of snow is possible.

Behind that system, it’ll be a touch cooler, but we will still have 30s and 40s abound across the state Wednesday through Friday.

This above-normal stretch looks to come to an end next weekend as we trend cooler to kick off the month of March.

Brandon Weatherz

Author

Saturday’s snowmelt freezes over tonight, then more melting is in store as the warmth dials up a notch on Sunday. The above-average stretch continues this week with a few opportunities for light rain or snow.

Warming trend continues to close out the weekend

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