Strong winds, warmer weather returns Thursday

Here’s your Wednesday evening forecast for November 15, 2023 from Minnesota’s Weather Authority and Meteorologist Wren Clair.

A Wind Advisory is in effect for southern Minnesota Thursday. This does include the south Twin Cities metro. Wind gusts up to 45 mph are likely in these areas.

Good evening! What an incredibly gorgeous Wednesday forecast we’ve had today!! Temperatures reach back into the low-60s across most of central and southern Minnesota into western Wisconsin. Sunny skies with light winds made for a superb forecast. Cloud cover is increasing west to east tonight and your Thursday forecast will be a cloudier one with partly cloudy skies. Winds increase overnight as well, with a warm front entering first west-southwestern MN, then lifting northeastward. While Temperatures will be warmer tomorrow behind the front, we stay windy throughout the day. So high temperatures will be back into the mid-60s, however with more cloud cover and strong southwesterly winds, sustained 20-35 mph and gusts to 45 mph, it won’t feel like a balmy Thursday.

The cold front associated with the storm system impacting us tomorrow, will track west to east Thursday afternoon and night. Winds end up out of northwest behind the front. We stay breezy overnight Thursday into Friday morning, with decreasing clouds and colder temperatures building into Minnesota and Wisconsin. Friday is seasonably cold with temperatures in the low-40s.

Light snow showers are possible Thursday PM into Friday morning Up North closer to the Canadian/Minnesota boarder. Light rain and snow return to the metro Monday night into Tuesday morning. Light scattered snow showers are possible Tuesday morning in the Twin Cities.

Have a wonderful night!

Wren