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Steamy Monday, with thunderstorms possible

11 p.m. update

The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch, valid until 3 a.m. Monday, for parts of northwestern and west-central Minnesota:

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Storm Prediction Center/National Weather Service

Steamy Monday

Southerly breezes will increase our heat and humidity on Monday.

High temperatures will be close to 90 in many spots:

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Dew point temperatures will rise into the lower 70s by afternoon:

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Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms are possible Monday morning. We could then see a break in the action, especially over central and southern Minnesota, before the atmosphere destabilizes again during the mid to late afternoon hours.

An approaching cold front should ignite thunderstorms over western Minnesota by late afternoon, and the storms are expected to spread eastward Monday evening.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System shows the expected thunderstorm development Monday and Monday evening:

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NOAA/NAM data, via College of DuPage

Severe weather

The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service shows a slight risk of severe weather Monday and Monday night for Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

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Storm Prediction Center/National Weather Service

Check back for updates on the possibility of  severe weather.