The New Year starts off mild across Minnesota

The ultimate day of 2020 ends with largely dry skies and seasonably comfy climate. Then the primary week of 2021 begins very gentle for January.

Thursday’s forecast

Below largely cloudy skies in a single day, temperatures throughout Minnesota remained barely milder than common in a single day. Many of the state began Thursday within the single-digits and youths. 

A mixture of sunshine and clouds stays by way of the morning, with extra sunshine into the afternoon. These morning clouds are sufficient to supply a pair flurries in northern Minnesota, however in any other case skies stay dry.

Courtesy of the additional sunshine within the afternoon and a gentle southerly wind move, virtually the whole state warms into the 20s by the afternoon. 

That is close to common for southern Minnesota, however as much as 10 levels above common for northern elements of the state.

Prolonged forecast

The New Yr will seemingly begin off with areas of fog Friday morning, particularly in southern Minnesota, that elevate by noon.

There will likely be a mixture of clouds and sunshine as soon as once more, with highs within the 20s for nearly the whole state Friday.

Much more sunshine returns over the weekend, and temperatures continues to climb, with just a few highs within the 30s by Saturday, and a lot of the state seeing highs within the 30s by Sunday.
In reality, the entire first week of January appears gentle, with most highs starting from the mid-20s into the 30s.  Remoted 40s are doable in southern Minnesota, though the snow on the bottom will preserve temperatures from getting a lot increased. 

This heat does unfold all the way in which to northern Minnesota.  Right here is forecast for Worldwide Falls by way of Monday, displaying the extent of the gentle climate:

In the meantime, precipitation stays sparse. There could possibly be some gentle snow in northern Minnesota early subsequent week. Then a extra widespread snow probability returns Wednesday, nonetheless, there may be nonetheless a variety of uncertainty with that system. 

We are going to preserve you up to date!

Programming word

You possibly can hear my stay climate updates on Minnesota Public Radio at 7:48 a.m. Monday by way of Friday morning.