The first day of October brings a fall feel to the Twin Cities

MINNEAPOLIS — The first day of October brings a noticeable autumn mood to the Twin Cities.

The wind turned to the northwest behind the cold front that passed through on Monday evening and caused temperatures to drop by around 20 degrees. The high on Tuesday is 66°C in the metro with bright sunshine.

Temperatures will rise and fall this week, with some days near average – mid to upper 60s – and other days well into the 70s.

On Wednesday temperatures will reach almost 80 degrees again. At the end of the week we return to the 60s.

Some models show a slight chance of a few isolated showers on Thursday.

There will be more sunshine at the end of the week. It looks like it will stay over the weekend.

Expect temperatures to climb back into the 70s, making for a pleasant Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday.