Regional MapA strong cold front will bring down very chill air, the coolest of the season so far, to the Upper Midwest this weekend. Frost and freezes are possible through the entire Upper Midwest, temperatures will slowing moderate as each day passes by, Sunshine will be the rule the entire weekend.
Local MapNote I’ve added Friday Nights forecast due to the frost chances.
We’ve got a very chilly airmass coming down from Canada for this weekend. Frost will be possible for several nights this weekend. Saturday night will be the coldest, a freeze is possible. A 3rd frost is possible Sunday Night as the chilly airmass continues to slowly move east. Highs will be in the 50s during the day, and the upper 20s to 30s during the nights. Peak fall Color is occurring on the Northern areas, with areas south of there likely going to near peak this week. Now is the time to plan fall color tours for Northern and Central areas. Hopefully cold temperatures this weekend will ruin our colors!
Frost and Freeze potential
Friday Night skies will clear out being a cold front, lows will fall into the upper 30s, frost is possible Northern and central areas where lows will fall to the upper 30s. Saturday a high pressure system will settle over the area, even with sunshine highs will struggle to reach the low to mid 50s, this will make for a very cold Saturday night, and it will be the coldest night of the next 3. I know frost is likely for the entire area, the question is how cold will it get, this will depend on wither we get our first freeze or not. Right now this is what it appears. The best areas to experience a Freeze, look to be all areas accept for a small area in Southwest St Croix County. Temperatures will fall into the upper 20s to low 30s in this area, I would not be surprised to see mid 20s in places like Northern Washburn county. Frost is likely in the area that’s left with lows in the mid 30s. Sunday, highs will only warm to the upper 50s, this will put us at yet a 3rd chance at frost Sunday Night, lows will fall to the upper 30s West to the Mid 30s east. People in the entire area should bring in plants, or harvest them. Freezing temperatures looks likely for most of the area. especially on Saturday Night, This has the potential to be the first freeze for southern areas. temps will finally warm up Monday.
Friday Night, Clearing Skies breezy, lows in the upper 30s frost possible Northern and Central areas.
Saturday, Chilly Sunny skies, highs in the low to mid 50s Saturday Night, Very chilly, clear skies lows in the upper 20s to low 30s mid 30s far Southwest areas. Freeze possible entire area accept for far southwest area.
Sunday, Chilly, Sunny Skies highs in the upper 50s Sunday Night, Clear skies lows in the upper 30s West to mid 30s East, Frost possible.
Monday, Warmer, Sunny skies with highs in the mid 60s Monday Night, Clear lows in the low 40s.
Looking Ahead
The far ahead forecast keeps us dry all the way through the upcoming week. Skies will range from sunny to partly sunny with fair temps. Monday October 11th looks very interesting, it shows a strong system pulling down very cold air, it is showing the possibilities of snow, Tuesday Morning for Minnesota and Wisconsin! With highs possibly in the 30s. things dry out and warm up by Wednesday the 15th only to have a 3rd cold airmass spill in by Saturday the 16th. this will likely change much over the next few days, it’s that time of year area when the models become hard to read! more on this later.