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If you enjoy moderate temps and comfortable humidity levels, then our Saturday weather will fit the bill.

Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have Saturday highs in the 70s. Some spots in the Twin Cities metro area could hit 80 degrees and a few locations in far southern Minnesota could top 80. Dew points will be in the comfortable 40s and lower 50s.

Meteorological summer began June 1 and astronomical summer begins on June 20. Our weather will definitely have a summery vibe on Sunday.

Sunday highs reach the 90s in southwestern and west-central Minnesota, with a lot of 80s elsewhere:

Highs in the upper 80s are expected in the Twin Cities metro area Sunday afternoon. North-central Minnesota will see some 70s, with 60s in much of northeastern Minnesota.

Southern and central Minnesota will have dew points in the sticky 60s Sunday afternoon:

Wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph are possible in Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin Sunday afternoon:

Plotted values are in knots, with 25 knots equal to 29 mph.

Scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm could develop in western Minnesota later this Saturday afternoon. Northern and central Minnesota, plus northwestern Wisconsin, will see some areas of showers and thunderstorms Saturday evening and overnight Saturday night.  Southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area plus west-central Wisconsin could see a shower or isolated thunderstorm Saturday evening and overnight.

Shower and thunderstorm chances linger in northeastern Minnesota Sunday morning, then a second wave of showers and thunderstorms moves into northwestern and west-central Minnesota by Sunday evening and spreads eastward.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Saturday evening through Sunday evening:

The NWS Storm Prediction Center shows an enhanced risk of severe weather in northwestern Minnesota Sunday and Sunday night:

Enhanced risk means that numerous severe storms are possible:

The best chance of severe weather in northwestern Minnesota appears to be Sunday evening.

You can hear updated weather information on the MPR 

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Monday highs will reach the 90s across much of central and southern Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin:

Then temps ramp back down. Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the mid 90s on Monday, followed by around 80 Tuesday, mid 70s Wednesday, and lower 70s Thursday and Friday.

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.

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Ron Trenda

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It’ll feel like spring today, but Sunday will feel summery. We have your forecast details, including thunderstorm chances in some areas.

Comfortable today; heat and humidity increase on Sunday

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