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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Paul Huttner

Slight severe risk Thursday. Delightful air Labor Day weekend

Highs in the 70s and dew points in the 40s Labor Day weekend.

Severe weather risk areas
Severe weather risk areas Thursday.
NOAA via Iowa Emergency Management

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We’re counting the days left in meteorological summer.

Meteorological fall begins on Sunday, September 1. And it appears the weather maps are in sync with the meteorological calendar this year.

A series of cool fronts will sweep south from Canada and usher in cooler and drier air over the next several days. Wednesday brings less humidity with highs in the 70s.

A cold front arrives Thursday with another chance for showers and a few thunderstorms.

NOAA’s NAM 3 km resolution model shows the scattered rain and thunderstorms moving across Minnesota Thursday. The forecast model loop below runs between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday.

NOAA NAM 3 km model
NOAA NAM 3 km model Thursday.
NOAA via tropical tidbits

NOAA’s paints a marginal risk (category 1 of 5) for a severe storm across much of Minnesota on Thursday. A slight (category 2 of 5) risk zone covers much of southern Minnesota.

Beautiful holiday weekend

Overall the Labor Day weekend looks cooler, less humid, and mainly sunny.

Highs on Saturday will be in the 70s north to around 80 south.

Forecast high temperatures Saturday
Forecast high temperatures Saturday.
NOAA

Sunday and Labor Day will be cooler with 60s north and mainly 70s south.

Forecast high temperatures Sunday
Forecast high temperatures Sunday.
NOAA