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This will be another humid day in the Twin Cities metro area and southern Minnesota.

Drier dew points will spread through much of northern and central Minnesota as we go through Sunday afternoon.

Our Sunday afternoon highs are expected to be in the 70s in much of northern and west-central Minnesota, with 80s elsewhere. The Twin Cities metro area should top out in the mid to upper 80s.

Highs in the 70s are expected Monday in about the northern half of Minnesota, with lower 80s in the southern half:

Dew point temperatures will be in the comfortable 50s across most of Minnesota Monday afternoon:

That'll feel great, and there will be plenty of sunshine too!

Twin Cities metro area highs are expected to be around 80 degrees on Tuesday, followed by lower 80s Wednesday.

Highs might only reach the upper 70s on Thursday, followed by lower 80s on Friday.

Our average high temp is 84 degrees this time of year in the Twin Cities.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible today, especially over northern and central Minnesota:

Southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area could see a passing shower/isolated t-storm anytime from about mid afternoon into early this evening.

Updated weather information can be heard on the 

, and updates are also posted on the MPR News 

 offices of the National Weather Service for updated weather information.

There's a good chance for some periods of rain and embedded thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon into Thursday and Thursday evening.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System model shows the potential precipitation pattern from Wednesday morning through Thursday evening:

The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the precipitation rate (mm per hour), not to the total amount of rain.

Flood warnings continue in some locations around Minnesota due to recent heavy rains.

 office of the NWS has flood warnings shaded green on their main page:

You can click on the map on the NWS site to get warning details.

Here's the Saturday evening update about flooding along the Snake River in Kanabec county:

The NWS will update the flood warning details today.

You can also find graphical NWS updates on 

 for many spots around Minnesota throughout the day and night.

If the location of interest is not listed there, try the 

 page and click on a location for river level details and forecasts.

Typically, July is our sunniest month of the year in the Twin Cities, with an average of 72% of possible sunshine. November has the least sunshine, with an average of only 39% of possible sunshine during the daylight hours.

You can hear my live weather updates on Minnesota Public Radio at 7:49 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.

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Ron Trenda

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This will be another humid day in the Twin Cities metro area and southern Minnesota. Drier dew points will spread through much of northern and central Minnesota as we go through Sunday afternoon. Temperature trends  Our Sunday afternoon highs are expected to be in the 70s in much of northern and west-central Minnesota, with 80s…

Warm and a bit humid, with a passing P.M. shower possible; comfortable on Monday

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