Temperatures dropping, with rain and possible snow on Halloween
Wednesday will start out mild, but temperatures will drop throughout the day. Our Halloween forecast looks unideal for trick-or-treating.
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.
Wednesday will start out mild, but temperatures will drop throughout the day. Our Halloween forecast looks unideal for trick-or-treating.
The Twin Cities shattered a 102-year-old record for warmth on Tuesday afternoon, but things will feel much more autumnal come Wednesday.
Highs will approach 80 on Tuesday as the next system positions itself far enough north to pull in some warm air.
The Twin Cities will enjoy a typical fall day on Friday, with a pleasant weekend to follow.
It's not much, but a system will move through Minnesota on Thursday producing rain around the region.
Cooler air is moving in Wednesday, making it feel more like October in Minnesota.
The metro could see some drops overnight into Saturday, though the rain will not be significant.
It'll be a warm and windy day Thursday thanks to an area of high pressure in the south.
A big chill is in the air early Wednesday, but temperatures will return to average by the afternoon in the Twin Cities as conditions remain sunny and dry.
We're ahead of another dry cold front which will help warm the Twin Cities into the low 80s on Thursday afternoon — about 20 degrees above average.
A wind shift will occur on Wednesday as high pressure shifts eastward, helping to usher in warmer air.
Some parts of Minnesota will wake up to chilly temperatures and even frost on Monday, but this week will bring rising temperatures.
High pressure continues to build back on Friday, making for a beautiful end to the week with sunshine and highs closer to 70 degrees.
Highs will drop into the mid-to-upper 60s in the Twin Cities on Thursday as this week's temperature rollercoaster continues.
A temperature seesaw is in full effect this week in Minnesota, with Wednesday on the warm side with sunshine and elevated fire concerns.