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The Twin Cities metro area endured highs in the 60s Wednesday through Friday, so Saturday’s mid 70s felt nice. The warm-up will continue on Sunday.

We haven’t seen 80 degrees or warmer at MSP airport since August 20th. That sub-80 streak will probably end Sunday afternoon.

Sunday highs are expected to reach the 80s in southern Minnesota and parts of central Minnesota, with mainly 70s elsewhere:

A few spots up along the North Shore of Lake Superior may see highs in the  60s.

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the mid 80s Tuesday, followed by lower 80s Wednesday and upper 70s Thursday and Friday.

Scattered showers and a few embedded thunderstorms are possible in Minnesota and western Wisconsin Saturday evening and overnight Saturday night, with an isolated severe thunderstorm possible. The 

National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center

 shows a marginal risk of severe weather Saturday evening and overnight Saturday night for roughly the southeastern half of Minnesota plus western Wisconsin.  The NWS Storm Prediction Center will update the severe weather outlook Saturday evening and overnight.

As always, updated weather information can be heard on the MPR 

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

The ground is saturated in many parts of southern Minnesota, and additional rain could cause flash flooding in some areas. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch from 7 p.m. this Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday for parts of southeastern Minnesota. The watch includes Dodge, Olmsted, Mower, Fillmore, and Houston counties.  Rochester and Austin are a couple of cities in the flash flood watch.

The daylight hours of Sunday are looking dry in most areas.

Tropical Storm Humberto is moving slowly away from the northwestern Bahamas. The 

 forecasts this track for the center of Humberto over the next few days:

According to the Saturday evening update from the National Hurricane Center:

The National Weather Service weather radar in Chanhassen, Minnesota remains out of service as a major upgrade continues.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has issued a 

 that shows spotty color in parts of Minnesota:

It’s very early in our fall color season. Our beautiful fall colors should really start to dazzle in two to three weeks.

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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Ron Trenda

Author

Saturday was our warmest day in the Twin Cities metro area and much of southern Minnesota since last Tuesday. Sunday will be even warmer. More good news: the upgrade of the National Weather Service radar in Chanhassen is moving along nicely.

Warmer temperatures Sunday and into next week, with 80s in sight

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