Cooler but still well above normal this week

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Vendors at the Minnesota State Fair are probably liking the forecast. All indications favor ideal weather conditions for the first few days of the 2019 Great Minnesota Get Together.

Highs in the 70s rule our weather forecast the next several days. Toss in dew points in the comfy 50s and you have a recipe for weather perfection. I’m forecasting a good chance of record attendance numbers on the first few days of the fair.

The next rain chances enter the forecast Sunday into Monday. We can use the break. Several towns have recorded the wettest year on record to date. Many more are on pace for the second wettest year to date.

The upper air pattern favors the coolest shot of air in several months by late next week. Highs in the 60s will feel brisk by next Friday. There are signs of a warmup again as we move toward Labor Day.

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Ideal State Fair weather for opening days with highs in the 70s.

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NOAA temperature forecast for Minneapolis 

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2019 Precipitation graph for Owatonna, Minnesota

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NOAA upper air map for Monday September 2

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