MN weather: Cooler Veterans Day with patchy sun

Good morning. Welcome to your Wednesday. I'm meteorologist Cody Mattson. Look at that forecast. I wanted to show you this, though, coming off of an extremely warm, certainly for this time of the year, September and October combination, and just kind of wanted to focus on this has suddenly become kind of the norm, so to speak, quote unquote, mostly because you look at the list. Now, it's not so much that we've. Been in second place this year, dating all the way back to 1872. Yes, that's significant. But you also look at this list and focus on the years. 2024, just a couple years ago. Okay, that's on our top ten list. 2025, oh, that's also on there. 2020, wait, 2023's on there. 2021, we've done this a lot. In fact, five of the last six years in the top ten list in terms of warmest September-October combos on record. So our falls... Have been exceedingly warm, not just this year, but the last five or six years, which is why suddenly this feels like it should, even though we've been well above average. We're going to dial that back quite a bit over the next few days. Clipper system passing by some early morning spritzes, sprinkles and light showers. But notice the general trend of this cloud cover rolling in from the north now. So our air is coming from the Hudson Bay in southern and central Canada. That's not going to be a warm wind. So we're going to cool off in a big way starting Thursday going into the weekend, although rebounding by the weekend a bit. So some early morning light showers that scoots to the south and east, a little patchy sun expected during the afternoon hours, but enough churning in the atmosphere. And as we cool off, especially late today, this evening and tonight, we can't rule out a stray little flurry. It's possible, especially northern Minnesota. At least wanted to mention it, even though it's unlikely to happen. That will lead to a much chillier day Thursday should squeeze in some sun now and again, a mix of clouds and sunshine. Temperatures stuck in the 30s. It will be a cold start Friday morning and staying pretty chilly Friday afternoon. But at least we'll have quite a bit of sunshine for the next few days once we get through today. It's a little patchy sun this afternoon, a stray flake in northern Minnesota near the Canadian border is possible for the metro. We'll get rid of the sprinkled chances early 50s for the Twin Cities, some 40s across the north before we all fall back around or below freezing tonight. Widespread 20s and low 30s. A stray flake is possible Thursday. A mix of clouds and sun and highs stuck primarily in the 30s. Here's that seven-day forecast 40 ish with lots of sun on Friday, rebounding slowly over the weekend. Lots of sunshine as well. Continue quiet and mild temperatures. Next week, 50s return Monday and Tuesday.