It has been a long, wet, cool spring in Minnesota, but that all changes starting today with an amazing stretch of early-summer weather this week.

Other than our week of fake summer in March with highs in the eighties, this spring has been a wet one. Adding insult to injury, most of our dry and sunny days have come during the week -- with wet, cool, and soggy weekends.

That changes starting today.

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The average high temperature in Owatonna for May increases from 64 to 75 as we move through the month.

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Owatonna's Ten Day Forecast

  • SAT 5/20: Sunny, with a high near 68.
  • SUN 5/21: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • MON 5/22: Sunny, with a high near 77.
  • TUE 5/23: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • WED 5/24: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • THU 5/25: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
  • FRI 5/26: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • SAT 5/27: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
  • SUN 5/28: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • MON 5/29: Scattered thunderstorms, with a high near 79.

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