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Temperatures remain well above normal and sunshine continues Thursday into the weekend. Dry weather persists into next week as well. 

Warm, sunny and dry weather into next week 

Above-normal temperatures continue Thursday with highs in the low to mid-80s across southern Minnesota. All the way up to International Falls, it is likely to be near 80 degrees Thursday afternoon. 

Today’s highs will be above normal by as much as 10 (southern Minnesota) to 20 degrees (northern Minnesota) and these kind of anomalies will persist into the weekend. 

In addition, there’s no rain in sight into next week worth speaking about. We’ll get the latest U.S. drought monitor update for Minnesota by Thursday morning and it’s likely to show a persistence or expansion of abnormally dry and drought conditions in the state. 

There looks to be at least a brief shot of cooler air for the first two days of October, but temperatures will likely just be slightly below normal and only for a couple days. 

Sven Sundgaard

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Temperatures remain well above normal and sunshine continues Thursday into the weekend. Dry weather persists into next week as well. 


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Copy and paste weather: More sun, more above-normal temperatures

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