Southern winds push in warm air; A.L. hits 86 degrees

MINNEAPOLIS — It’s October, but summer is having a last hurrah in Minnesota.

Temperatures on Sunday soared into the 90s in parts of Minnesota as southern winds pushed in warm air.

The National Weather Service says the temperature in Minneapolis reached 84 degrees at 4 p.m. Sunday, tying a record set in 1930. The average high for Oct. 11 is 61.

In Albert Lea, the high was 86 degrees, and in west-central Minnesota, Wheaton hit 97 at 3 p.m.

Moorhead, Appleton, Montevideo and Granite Falls reached 93. Bemidji and Orr in northern Minnesota touched 90, and International Falls — the self-proclaimed Nation’s Icebox — was at 87.

The summer-like weather is about to end, though. Highs in Minnesota today will range from the upper 40s to low 60s.

In Albert Lea, temperatures are expected to be in the upper 60s most of the week.