Heat index values climb as high as 100 degrees Tuesday

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The 70s won't go away, but I haven't heard any complaints.

If you do like it a bit warmer, just wait a couple of days.

Highs are expected to reach the lower 70s across most of Minnesota Sunday afternoon, with some 60s in the northeast.

Highs will be slightly warmer on Monday, but still in the 70s in most areas:

Twin Cities metro area high temps will probably reach the lower 80s Tuesday through Friday, with dew point temps well into the 60s. That'll feel downright summery.

There will be a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms in far northwestern Minnesota this Sunday and Sunday evening. The chance of scattered showers/t-storms expands over about the northern half of Minnesota overnight Sunday night.

On Monday, there will be a lingering shower chance over northern and central Minnesota.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Sunday evening through Monday evening:

The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the strength of the signal that returns to the radar, not to the amount of rain.

The Twin Cities metro area will have a chance of a shower or isolated thunderstorm late on Tuesday.

Florence is now a hurricane again, according to the 

Here's a morning view of Hurricane Florence from above:

https://twitter.com/StuOstro/status/1038801537999544320

Here's the projected track of Florence over the next five days (and the cone of uncertainty), from the National Hurricane Center:

North Carolina, Virginia and parts of South Carolina could see the strongest winds and highest storm surge from Florence, but the projected path could also change a bit over the next few days.

Here's the Sunday morning update on Florence:

Forecasters will also be keeping an eye on tropical storms Isaac and Helene over the next few days:

Isaac is expected to become a hurricane and then weaken a bit late Thursday or on Friday as it passes south of Puerto Rico:

Our average temperature (average of each daily high and low temp) is running about three degrees warmer than normal in the Twin Cities metro area this month:

That 88 degree high temp on September 1 was a big factor in the warmth over the eight-day time period.

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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The 70s won’t go away, but I haven’t heard any complaints. If you do like it a bit warmer, just wait a couple of days. Temperature trends Highs are expected to reach the lower 70s across most of Minnesota Sunday afternoon, with some 60s in the northeast. Highs will be slightly warmer on Monday, but…

In the 70s again, with 80s on Tuesday; Hurricane Florence expected to hit southeast coast of U.S. this week

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