Updated Oct. 16, 2019 2:37 PM
Gusty, northerly winds that brought a surge of cold air southward in the Central United States will be replaced by southerly winds that will nullify the winterlike chill by the end of the week.
Before the burst of warmer air arrives, residents will be greeted with one night of below-average temperatures at midweek.
Lows will range from near freezing over the northern tier to the lower 40s F over much of the southern Plains and the middle Mississippi Valley Wednesday night.
For those eager for a few more warm days before the chilly weather settles in for good this fall, the final two days of the traditional workweek will provide a burst of unseasonable warmth.
High temperatures by Thursday in the Plains and by Friday in the Central states and Midwest will climb 10 to 20 degrees higher than the lowest highs of the week.
Residents from the western Dakotas to the Texas Panhandle will bask in 70- to 80-degree warmth on Thursday, and that will continue on Friday from the central Plains southward.
Highs will soar into the 60s and 70s from much of Minnesota and Iowa southward into Illinois and Missouri on Friday.
At their peak, temperatures will be as high as 10 to 15 degrees above normal in western parts of the Plains on Thursday and Friday and 5 to 10 degrees above normal farther east.
Residents will be trading in the hats, sweatshirts and jackets on Wednesday for shorts and t-shirts by the end of the week.
Although the warmth will be accompanied by wind gusts as high as 30 to 40 mph, it should still feel quite pleasant outdoors and provide an ideal setting for hiking, biking and running.
Because much of the central and northern parts of the United States have been inundated by heavy rain dating back to the spring, the wind will also be beneficial in that it will at least partially dry out the ground and help melt the remaining snow cover in North Dakota from last week's blizzard.
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A cold front moving through the Plains from Thursday night to Friday night will shave 5 to 10 degrees off high temperatures in the northern Plains on Friday and the same amount off highs in much of the central Plains and Midwest on Saturday.
However, highs over the weekend should still remain near or slightly above normal for much of the region before a stronger storm system pulls down the next shot of cold, Canadian air into the central United States early next week.
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