A summery stretch through the weekend
Scattered showers and thunderstorms possible in northern Minnesota
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Our air conditioners had a nice rest during the first part of this week. You’ll notice warmer temperatures the next few days, with dew points creeping up into the 60s in many areas. It’ll be fairly typical weather for early August.
Temperature trends
Thursday highs will reach the 80s across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with a few 70s near Lake Superior.
Most of us will also see highs in the 80s on Friday:
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Highs remain in the 80s on Saturday:
Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the mid- to upper-80s on Sunday, followed by mid-80s Monday and lower-80s Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rain and thunder chances
Far northern Minnesota will have a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon, and the rain chance will expand into about the northern third of Minnesota Thursday evening.
As always, updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio Network, and you’ll also see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
The northern half of Minnesota, plus northern Wisconsin, will have a chance of scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms Friday and this weekend. There could be an isolated shower/thunderstorm in west-central Wisconsin on Saturday. Check forecast updates to see if those rain chances expand into other areas.
There’s a good chance that much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see some rain at times on Monday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System model shows the potential rain pattern Monday and Monday night:
Check back for updates.
A wet and slightly warm July
The final July stats are in. At Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the average temp for the month of July was 1.6 degrees warmer than normal. The July rainfall total of 6.48 inches at MSP airport was 2.44 inches above normal:
Drought-free in Minnesota
Most of Minnesota has seen generous rains this spring and summer. The latest update from U.S. Drought Monitor shows that Minnesota remains free of drought, but a portion of northeastern Minnesota is abnormally dry:
Programming note
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.
