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Storms return late Monday after rare rain-free weekend

nws twin cities weather outlook july 1 week
Regional weather outlook this week through July Fourth
National Weather Service Twin Cities office

Updated outlook for rain Monday into Tuesday, via National Weather Service:

From Friday:

Welcome to a seemingly rare weekend with no rain for Minnesota.

A cooler and less humid air mass blows through the weekend. Dew points in the sticky 60s and 70s across Minnesota will be swept away by fresh northwest breezes.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NAM 3 km model shows the sticky dew points getting shoved south of Minnesota this weekend. Dew points in the 50s and even some 40s will feel great! The loop below runs between 1 a.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.

NOAA GFS dew point output
North American Mesoscale 3km model dew point output forecast between 1 a.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday
NOAA, via Tropical Tidbits

Sunny skies grace most of Minnesota this weekend. Highs this weekend feel much cooler. Saturday brings highs in the 60s to much of Minnesota:

Forecast high temperatures Saturday
Forecast high temperatures Saturday
NOAA

Highs on Sunday run mostly in the 70s:

Forecast high temperatures Sunday
Forecast high temperatures Sunday
NOAA

Rain returns Monday into Tuesday

The next rain waves return to Minnesota Monday into Tuesday. NOAA’s Global Forecast System and other models show scattered rain and thunderstorms again. The loop below runs between 1 p.m. Monday and 7 p.m. Tuesday.

NOAA GFS model
Global Forecast System model between 1 p.m. Monday and 7 p.m. Tuesday
NOAA, via Tropical Tidbits

The early look at the Fourth of July suggests highs in the 80s with, you guessed it, another chance for thunderstorms.

Enjoy the sunnier days as they arrive.