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Weather and Climate News

Warmer and turning more humid; excessive heat watch for Friday

Warmer and turning more humid; excessive heat watch for Friday

Get ready for higher temperatures and rising dew points today and Friday. Highs will reach well into the 80s across much of Minnesota this Thursday afternoon: Dew point temperatures will rise to the upper 60s to around 70s. It will feel sticky this afternoon, but downright steamy on Friday. Southern and central Minnesota will reach…
by Ron Trenda

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Steamy air moves in to end the week; thunderstorms at times on Saturday

Steamy air moves in to end the week; thunderstorms at times on Saturday

Most Minnesotans enjoyed some great summer weather on Wednesday. Our temps will be warmer on Thursday, with highs reaching the upper 80s in southern Minnesota: Northeastern Minnesota should top out in the lower 80s. Friday will be the hottest day of the week, with highs well into the 90s for the southern half of Minnesota:…
by Ron Trenda

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A brief break from heavy rains; steamy Friday, then Saturday thunderstorms

A brief break from heavy rains; steamy Friday, then Saturday thunderstorms

With swollen or flooding rivers in parts of southern Minnesota, it would be great to string together several dry days. The next couple of days are expected to be mostly dry in much of southern Minnesota, but some forecast models show thunderstorms returning to the area late Friday night and Saturday into Saturday night. Portions…
by Ron Trenda

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Hot, steamy weather still on tap for later this week

Hot, steamy weather still on tap for later this week

Showers will wane as the area of rain heads farther north. More showers will continue to develop across mainly south central and southeastern Minnesota through the day Tuesday, but they will struggle to get as far north as the Twin Cities.
by Bill Endersen

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More rain for southern Minnesota Monday night and Tuesday; hot and steamy later this week

More rain for southern Minnesota Monday night and Tuesday; hot and steamy later this week

Frequent widespread rains over the past week have caused flooding across southern Minnesota, mainly in low-lying or poorly-drained areas as well as tributaries to the Minnesota River. A mid-atmospheric low pressure system spinning across Iowa will spread more showers and thunderstorms across southern Minnesota through Tuesday. Rain will fall mainly on southwestern and south central…
by Bill Endersen

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An unsettled week will turn hot and quite humid

An unsettled week will turn hot and quite humid

The atmosphere above Minnesota will experience jolts of energy this coming week. Then add in daily solar heating.  Showers and thunderstorms will be the result. Outflow boundaries from each round of convection often become the starting locations for the next rounds of storms. Forecasting rainfall for specific places becomes quite challenging as this process continues…
by Bill Endersen

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Comfy temps and a chance of showers and thunderstorms; river flooding update

Comfy temps and a chance of showers and thunderstorms; river flooding update

There won’t be any complaints about the heat today, but it might be a bit too hot for some people later this week. June in Minnesota has some impressive temperature swings. Temperature trends Most of Minnesota will have highs in the 70s this Sunday afternoon, with a few spots in the Twin Cities metro area…
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