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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Sven Sundgaard
Updated:

Spotty shower chances continue Wednesday; hot weekend shaping up

Thursday and Friday should be dry, sunny

WED prec 8a
Forecast precipitation 8 a.m. through 10 p.m. Wednesday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

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Wednesday will be the last day of spotty showers for a bit. We’ll have showers early and then possibly again later in the day. Thursday and Friday will be dry before heat builds for the weekend.

Spotty showers, then dry Thursday and Friday before heat builds 

Wednesday will be the last day for at least a couple days of any potential rainfall. We’ll see some spotty showers move through early this morning and then later in the day some isolated storms could again pop up. Skies will otherwise be partly cloudy.  

WED prec 8a
Forecast precipitation 8 a.m. through 10 p.m. Wednesday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Highs will be in the mid-80s for much of the state Wednesday afternoon.

wed hi 8a
Forecast highs Wednesday
National Weather Service

Overnight Wednesday night, any isolated showers will dissipate with mainly clear skies developing. Overnight lows will be mostly in the 60s with cooler readings in northeastern Minnesota.

wed nt lo
Forecast lows Wednesday night
National Weather Service

Thursday and Friday should be dry and sunny for the vast majority of Minnesota.

thu hi 8a
Forecast highs Thursday
National Weather Service

High temperatures will gradually warm into the mid to upper 80s by Friday ahead of weekend heat. Highs Saturday, Sunday and even Monday look to be 90 degrees or higher with muggy dew points. Sunday looks to be the hottest of the three days.

sun hi 8a
Forecast highs Sunday
National Weather Service

The heat index could peak in the upper 90s to near 100 Sunday afternoon for southern and southwestern Minnesota.

Sun heat index 8a
Forecast heat index values by Sunday afternoon, likely the peak of the heat
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

There will be some isolated thunder chances at times over the weekend: namely Friday night into early Saturday and again late Sunday into early Monday but most will remain dry. 

Timing out these quickly moving, minor disturbances more than 48 hours in advance is difficult, so stay tuned.