Cooler but still well above normal this week

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Tuesday will be a bad hair day for many of us. Winds of 15 to 25 mph, with higher gusts, are expected across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Some of us could see a shower and thunderstorm, too.

The steadiest rains early Monday evening were in southeastern Minnesota and northeastern Minnesota — with scattered showers and a few embedded thunderstorms elsewhere.

The best chance of showers and a few embedded thunderstorms Tuesday will be in the northern half of Minnesota. We could see a shower and isolated thunderstorm elsewhere, including the Twin Cities metro area, Tuesday afternoon or evening.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Tuesday:

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 National Weather Service radar loop 

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

The Duluth NWS radar is currently out of service, as upgrades to that radar continue:

More details and videos related to the radar project can be found 

Tuesday high temps are expected to reach the 60s across about the northern half of Minnesota, with some lower 70s elsewhere, including the Twin Cities metro area:

Metro area highs are projected be be around 70 degrees on Wednesday, followed by upper 70s Thursday and lower 70s on Friday and Saturday. It looks like we’ll have a shot at upper 70s Sunday and Labor Day, but check forecast updates.

The National Hurricane Center indicates that Tropical Storm Dorian will become a hurricane early Wednesday and the center of Dorian will approach Puerto Rico Wednesday afternoon:

Here’s a portion of the Monday evening Tropical Storm Dorian update:

 will update its outlook for Dorian every few hours.

Weather and Climate News

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Ron Trenda

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Winds will pick up on Tuesday, and high temperatures will be well below normal. The best chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms will be in the northern half of Minnesota, but we could see a shower and isolated thunderstorm in the Twin Cities metro area Tuesday afternoon.

A cool and windy Tuesday; shower, thunderstorm chance for parts of Minn.

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