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Grab your sunscreen: Mother Nature returns with 80s and 90s


Mark Anthony Meteorologist

All in all, we had a pretty nice Memorial Day weekend for both Memorial Day observances and for the unofficial kick-off of summer this past weekend.
As we all know, this time of the year can bring an active weather pattern for late May and early June as the atmosphere continues to change and warmer temperatures invade the Upper Midwest. So, for us to have the nice weather that we did, we were pretty fortunate.
We will continue to see some pretty nice weather for this week. Temperatures will be near average on Wednesday with highs in the low- to mid-70s expected. Some scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible.
By this weekend, we should see highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s. Once again, we could see some scattered showers and thunderstorms over the weekend for the first weekend of June.
By the way, June 1 is the meteorological start to summer.
Weather history: On this date in 1945, NWS records show that “snow and sleet pile up to 4.5 inches at Tower, Minn.!”
Weather facts: Although snow is rare in early June in Minnesota, it can happen. The latest recorded measurable snow in Minnesota is 1.5 inches at Mizpah in Koochiching County on June 4, 1935.
MN AT A GLANCE:
Moorhead Low 56 High 75
Duluth Low 53 High 71
Central Minn. Low 57 High 74
Twin Cities Low 60 High 76
Marshall Low 60 High 77
Rochester Low 59 High 75
Wednesday: Partly to mostly cloudy, 30% chance of showers/t-storms. High 74 Low 55 Winds: WSW 10-15 mph Prec. Trace-.20”
Today’s sunrise: 5:35 a.m.
Today’s sunset: 9:06 p.m.
Normal High: 72
Normal Low: 51
Temperatures will be warmer for the midweek and into the weekend. Highs on Thursday should reach the lower 80s, but by this weekend we should see plenty of upper 80s and lower 90s across the region. Some scattered showers will be possible along the way.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. High 81 Low 61 Wind: SW 5-10 mph Prec. None
Friday: Partly cloudy and warmer, 20% chance of showers/
t-storms late. High 89 Low 65 Wind: S 10-20 mph Prec. Trace-.20”
Saturday: Partly cloudy, 30% chance of showers/t-storms. High 89 Low 65 Wind: SW 10-15 mph Prec. Trace-.20”
Sunday: Partly cloudy, 30% chance of showers/t-storms. High 88 Low 63 Wind: SSW 10-15mph Prec. .10”-.30”

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