February Warm-Up? Parts Of Minnesota Could See Near 60 Degrees Next Week

Not too far removed from the coldest temperatures of the winter so far, the forecast is pointing to a swing toward unseasonably warm temperatures for the middle of February in Minnesota.

Much of Minnesota saw a string of sub-zero temperatures in January, with brutally cold wind chills bottoming out near -60 in parts of Northern Minnesota on January 23. As tends to happen, the weather rollercoaster ride now looks to swing back upward.

In the case of the warm-up in the forecast for Minnesota the week of Valentine's Day, parts of Minnesota could see temperatures more than 100 degrees warmer than they felt just a couple of weeks ago.

The latest weather models for February 9 through February 20 show a trend of nearly all of Minnesota seeing daytime highs at least in the upper 20s and low 30s throughout the week. Even places in Northern Minnesota will see that kind of warmth.

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While even 30 degrees will feel an awful lot warmer than it did not too long ago, some places in Minnesota could see their thermometers flirt with 60 degrees (above zero!) in the coming week.

As I'm sure you guessed, this is likely to happen in Southern Minnesota. While next week looks to be warmer than average for this time of year across Minnesota overall, Monday (February 9) appears to be the warmest day of the week ahead.

On Monday, weather models are indicating places in Southwestern Minnesota, like Luverne, Worthington, and Jackson, could see temperatures very near 60 degrees.

The latest model I was looking at shows Worthington getting up to 56 degrees on Monday afternoon, while Adrian and Luverne could get up to 57 degrees. The small town of Hills, Minnesota, could see 60 degrees!

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While it'll be downright springlike in that part of the state, places like Rochester and the Twin Cities will be close to 40, while Duluth and St. Cloud could see mid-30s, and far Northern Minnesota will get to around 30 on Monday.

This is one of those (many) false springs we all joke about. It is worth remembering that it is still February in Minnesota. Don't take this as a sign that Jimmy the Groundhog was right about an early spring and that winter won't return.