More than 50 percent of the state's landscape is abnormally dry, while portions of Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Roseau and Koochiching counties are in moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Saturday and Sunday should be rain-free over most of Minnesota, but there's a chance of a shower/isolated thunderstorm in northeastern Minnesota Saturday afternoon and evening. The weather is a bit unsettled on Memorial Day.
Memorial Day highs might back off a couple of degrees if we get a cloud/sun mix, but it will still be much warmer than normal. Twin Cities highs are expected to reach the lower 90s Friday and Saturday, and could be close to the mid 90s on Sunday.
We had wintry weather in April, so summery weather in May seems almost logical. The temperature hit 92 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport this Thursday afternoon, our warmest temp in the Twin Cities since September 24. And it was steam heat, with dew point temps in the 60s. Very warm temps are on tap for…
Expect a scattering of thunderstorms on Friday. Saturday and Sunday should be generally dry, but don't completely rule out stray storms forming along those lingering boundaries.
A warm front from the southwest will provide a bit of energy Wednesday afternoon. That energy plus the warm temperatures might trigger isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening.