Perfect weather for the marathon Sunday!

The low temperature of 44 degrees in the Twin Cities this Friday morning was the coolest morning since May 5, 2024, when the temperature was 43 degrees 152 days ago. It will be warmer in the Twin Cities this afternoon, with east-southeast winds of 5 to 10 mph and high temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. Temperatures for high school football tonight will range from 65 degrees at 7 p.m. to 60 degrees at 10 p.m., with southeast winds 5 to 10 mph and clear skies – sunset tonight at 6:47 p.m

Saturday will be warm and windy with sunny to partly cloudy skies and a 20% chance of an isolated, short-lived T-storm sometime between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., with the highest T-storm risk Saturday evening in western Wisconsin after 6:00 p.m. 00 p.m. exists. It will be windy Saturday will be a southwesterly wind at 15 to 25 mph, changing to 10 to 20 mph to the west after 5 p.m. This leads to increased fire risk, particularly in areas with tall, dry grass and fallen tree leaves. Skies on Saturday will be sunny to partly cloudy with highs around 80 degrees (record high is 88 degrees in 2011 and average high is 64 degrees).

The weather for Sunday's Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon looks excellent and many runners will see fast times with comfortable morning running temperatures of 54 to 60 degrees and partly cloudy to sunny skies. Saturday's winds will be from the west-northwest at 10 to 20 mph, meaning there will be a tailwind (wind at your back) for much of the run, with a headwind from mile 16 to mile 19, then a tailwind from mile 20 to Mile 26.2 finish line in St.Paul. The combination of low humidity, perfect running temperatures, and tailwinds for much of the race will likely give runners very fast win and run times. Sunrise Sunday is 7:19 a.m. and the temperature will be 54 degrees, with west-northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph and partly cloudy skies expected. Daytime high temperatures in the mid-60s are expected Sunday afternoon, with mostly sunny skies and winds easing after 4 p.m. Sunset on Sunday evening is 6:44 p.m

Temperatures will remain above average from Monday, October 7th through Thursday, October 10th, with highs in the upper 60s on Monday and Tuesday, then low to mid 70s on Wednesday and upper 70s on Thursday, with sunny and dry conditions are expected. JONATHAN YUHAS