A bright Sunday; warm Monday

Wasn't it great to see the sunshine return this weekend?

Sunset in the Twin Cities is at 4:40 p.m. this time of year.

This is the time of year that many Minnesotans drive to and from work in the dark.

People who don't pop outside for a lunch break during the work week might only see the sunshine on weekends.

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It could be worse.

In Barrow, Alaska they won't see the sun again for 65 days:

Even though the sun never sets in Barrow for much of May, June and July, their current sunless stretch has to be challenging!

For the year, Barrow averages more hours and minutes of daylight than any spot in Minnesota:

Temperature trends

Our Sunday highs will be a few degrees warmer than Saturday in most spots.

Much of west-central and southwestern Minnesota should see 40s, with a lot of 30s elsewhere.

There could be some 20s in the far north.

Some Twin Cities metro locations are expected to touch 40 degrees.

Monday will be even warmer, with highs in the 50s southwest and a lot of 40s elsewhere:

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A few spots in the far north will top out in the 30s.

We could see our first 50 of the month in the Twin Cities metro area on Monday.

Twin Cities high temps will only be around 30 on Tuesday, and in the lower 30s Wednesday.

On Thanksgiving, metro area highs should reach around 40, followed by upper 40s on Friday.

Precipitation chances

Northern Minnesota could see some occasional flurries Sunday and Sunday night, and some periods of light snow or flurries are possible from late Monday into early Tuesday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern Monday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon:

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NOAA NAM simulated radar from Monday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon, via tropicaltidbits

The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the strength of the signal that returns to the radar, not to the amount of snow.

Western Minnesota could see some rain/snow showers late Wednesday, and some of those showers could spread into eastern Minnesota Wednesday night.

Programming note

You can hear my live weather updates on Minnesota Public Radio at 7:49 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.