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Most of Minnesota will see summery warmth this Sunday, with highs in the 80s and dew points in the 60s. You’ll want to stay sky aware, especially in northern Minnesota and parts of northwestern Wisconsin, as we go through Sunday afternoon and evening.

The best chance of scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms will be in northern Minnesota and parts of northwestern Wisconsin, with isolated shower and t-storm chances elsewhere. The Twin Cities metro area could see an isolated shower/thunderstorm late Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening, with a better chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms overnight.

National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center

 shows a slight risk of severe weather this Sunday and Sunday night in northwestern and north-central Minnesota and parts of northeastern Minnesota:

Slight risk means that scattered severe thunderstorms are possible. SPC will update the severe weather outlook several times today.

Here’s a discussion of the severe weather potential, from the NWS Grand Forks office:

And a discussion of the severe weather potential from the NWS Duluth office:

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 

 are also available. The recent radar loop for southwestern Minnesota can be found 

The best chance of showers and thunderstorms during the daylight hours of Monday will be from central and southern Minnesota into Wisconsin. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Monday afternoon and Monday evening:

SPC shows a slight risk of severe weather Monday and Monday night for south-central and southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin:

Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see highs in the 80s Sunday afternoon, with some 70s possible in a few spots up along the North Shore of Lake Superior.

Monday highs retreat a bit, especially in the north:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the lower 80s Tuesday and Wednesday, then slip to around 80 on Thursday and Friday.

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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Most of Minnesota will see summery warmth this Sunday, with highs in the 80s and dew points in the 60s.  Northern Minnesota has the best chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, with isolated showers and t-storms possible elsewhere.

Summery warmth this Sunday, with best thunderstorm chances in northern Minn.

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