Current Conditions:
Conditions this fine Friday afternoon in central Minnesota are mostly cloudy with highs in the low 50s. Winds are about 5mph from NW.
Short term forecast: One more chilly night awaits you tonight with another frost advisory and lows in the low 30s. Tomorrow will be warmer with a high around 60 and low near 40 on Saturday night. A center of high pressure over Kansas/Missouri will induce 10 mph winds from the south on Saturday. There is a chance of slightly higher (15 mph) winds Saturday afternoon. Warmer and partly sunny conditions will prevail over the weekend. A weak trough will pass through Sunday afternoon bringing a chance of light rain.
Long term forecast:
After the weak front/trough pulls through on Sunday, high pressure will build back in and provide a sunny Monday with highs in the low 60s. This fair weather should persist through Thursday.
Aurora forecast:
40% chance of a major radio blackout tomorrow! There’s currently a G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm! Current Kp index is around 5 and predicted to increase to 6, which indicates high potential for seeing the aurora in the midlatitudes tonight — one website estimates a >30% chance of seeing the aurora tonight in the midlatitudes. The second coronal mass ejection should arrive tomorrow, making Saturday night also a good night for potential aurora in the midlatitudes.
Friday, September 12
Highs: low 50s
Lows (tonight): low 30s
5 mph winds from the north, shifting over night to the south
Partly/mostly cloudy
Saturday, September 13
Highs: high around 60
Lows: low/mid 40s
S winds at around 10 mph, possibly higher in the afternoon
Sunday, September 14
Highs: mid 40s
Lows: upper 30s
S winds at 5 mph, shifting to 10mph from the W in the afternoon
Mostly cloudy, slight chance of light rain in the afternoon.
Monday, September 15
Highs: Low 60s
Lows: Low 40s
5mph wind from the west
Sunny
Tuesday, September 16
Highs:Mid 60s
Lows: Mid 40s
5-10mph wind from the west, shifting to the NW in the afternoon
Sunny
Forecasters Weyn and Maroon