Minnesota's Weather Outlook For April, Spring Months

UNDATED (WJON News) -- We know the month of April is going to start off cold and wet with a big spring storm impacting much of the state, but what's the long-term forecast looking like?

The Climate Prediction Center has released its outlook for the month of April, as well as the forecast for the spring months of April, May and June.

They say they are expecting a pretty typical weather pattern for the entire state. Temperatures in Minnesota will be pretty average in April.

Climate Prediction Center

The normal highs in St. Cloud at the beginning of the month are about 48 degrees, and by the end of the month, they are about 61 degrees.

The Weather Channel forecast is calling for highs to be at or below normal for the first week of the month, but then start to rebound into the upper 50s and lower 60s by the second week.

The Climate Prediction Center is also calling for average precipitation in April. St. Cloud averages about 2 1/2 inches of precipitation in April. We also average about three inches of snow in April.

Climate Prediction Center

We could easily get three-plus inches of snow with the system coming through on Tuesday and Wednesday, but then a drier weather pattern emerges for the rest of the first half of the month.

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The three-month outlook for temperatures and precipitation for April, May, and June is looking like a pretty normal spring in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest with average temperatures and average rainfall.

Climate Prediction Center

Before the upcoming rain, sleet, and snow system that is moving in this week, St. Cloud has had 1.97 inches of precipitation so far this year, which is .40 inches above normal.