Forecast: Sunshine returns

Posted at 8:24 AM on October 13, 2009 by Paul Huttner

If there's one thing you can say about Minnesota weather; there's never a dull moment.

Monday's record October snow event was the latest in a series of big weather events. So far this year we've seen spring and summer drought, August tornadoes, record September warmth, and now record October snow. I can't wait to see what November has in store.

Today's sunshine will be welcome to snow weary Minnesotans. Look for highs to climb into the lower 40s, and most if not all of Monday's snow should be history by sunset tonight.

Another push of moisture will bring a mix of rain and snow to the metro starting Wednesday.

Temperatures should be just warm enough to prevent any big accumulations of snow at night, and most of what falls during the day should fall as rain in the metro. It may stay cold enough to keep precipitation mostly snow northeast of the metro in places like Rice Lake and Spooner.

A building ridge in the jet stream should push in this weekend. Look for sunny skies, and temperatures pushing 60 degrees Sunday and Monday. The longer term pattern looks snow free for now.

It's hard to believe that it was nearly 80 degrees just over two weeks ago. It seems like we transitioned directly from summer to winter this month. There is good news for fall lovers. It appears we will get our season back by the weekend.

Enjoy the sun and melting snow today!

PH

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