Sunny and breezy Tuesday, with cooldown by Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving week has plans to turn cold and dry, but it won't happen just yet on Tuesday.
Joseph Dames joined the WCCO team during the winter of 2022. He is currently the weekend morning meteorologist. You can also catch him putting together weather, science, and other environmental stories during the week.
Born and raised in Illinois, just outside of Chicago, Joseph grew up in the small community of Plainfield. Plainfield is notorious for the 1990 F5 tornado, which started Joseph's interest in weather. Joseph stayed in the state of Illinois for his education and attended Eastern Illinois University with a concentration in broadcast meteorology.
Joseph spent seven years covering wildfires, ice storms, and atmospheric rivers in Portland, Oregon. As a fan of snow, he is excited to trade those in for winter forecasting.
You better believe he has a love for Chicago sports and, of course, that deep dish pizza. In his down time, Joseph spends his days and nights hitting the outdoors, enjoying live music, and trying all the different restaurants around the area.
Feel free to send in weather questions, photos, or weather and environmental story ideas to Joseph.
Thanksgiving week has plans to turn cold and dry, but it won't happen just yet on Tuesday.
Enjoy the last few hours of warmth Thursday before we're back to autumnal reality.
A #Top10WXDay is coming at you Wednesday as the forecast leans warm and sunny.
Tuesday's going to be warm in the Twin Cities, with highs in the mid-60s, but it's going to be quite windy, too.
Temperatures will be above average all week, and a couple of days could see highs in the 60s.
Rain showers will dry up through Wednesday morning before any chance of sunshine later in the day.
When most Twin Cities residents went to bed Monday night, it looked like fall, but they're waking up to a winter wonderland Tuesday.
We're under a NEXT Weather Alert Friday and Saturday, WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames says, with the first day expected to bring the first initial rush of cold air and the second the combination of cold temperatures and — brace yourselves — possibly the first snowflakes.
Showers start early Thursday and stick around for a chunk of the day. There may be the potential for a few dry hours later, but it's not going to be a pretty day, WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames says.
Thursday will feature more above-average warmth, along with spotty showers for some.
A system will drag across Minnesota Wednesday, bringing scattered showers through Thursday.
Twin Cities temperatures are expected to dip to the coldest they've been in months and months, with some areas looking to experience potentially freezing temperatures.
A strong storm system is moving in on Saturday that will mostly impact the southwestern portion of the state.
After several days in the 80s, Minnesota starts its descent into the 70s and 60s for the next three days. Plus, rain is on the way.
Rain and milder temperatures helped improve drought conditions across the Midwest, including in Minnesota.