Cooler but still well above normal this week

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A tornado watch continues until 10 p.m. for the Twin Cities metro area and portions of central and northern Minnesota and northwestern and west-central Wisconsin:

A reminder from the National Weather Service:

Updates on the tornado watch will be issued by the 

National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center

As always, updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio 

, and you’ll also see updated weather info on the MPR News 

You can see the recent local NWS radar loop 

. The recent radar loop for southwestern Minnesota can be found 

Highs in the 90s — with dew points well into the 70s — will generate peak heat indexes of 100 to 110 degrees this afternoon across the Twin Cities metro area, southern Minnesota and parts of central Minnesota and western Wisconsin. An excessive heat warning will continue until 10 p.m. in those areas:

Cooler air will spread across Minnesota by Saturday. Minnesota and western Wisconsin highs will be in the upper 70s to lower 80s on Saturday. Sunday highs will range from the mid-70s in northern Minnesota to upper 70s in southern Minnesota.

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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Ron Trenda

Author

A tornado watch continues until 10 p.m. for the Twin Cities metro area and portions of central and northern Minnesota and northwestern and west-central Wisconsin. Our excessive heat warning also continues until 10 p.m.

A thunderstorm hits the south shore of Lake Mille Lacs 

Tornado watch until 10 p.m. Friday for parts of Minn. and Wisc., includes Twin Cities metro area

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