Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Last Saturday was steamy. This Saturday will feature comfortable temperatures and dew points. Saturday afternoon highs are expected to reach the 70s across much of Minnesota, with lower 80s in Twin Cities metro area, southeastern Minnesota and most of western Wisconsin.

Sunday highs will be in the 70s across most of Minnesota, with 60s in northeastern Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin:

Sunday dew points will be in the comfortable 50s in most spots:

Incredibly dry dew points in the 40s are expected in parts of far northern Minnesota.

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

Most of northwestern Minnesota will have a rain-free Saturday.  The remainder of Minnesota plus western Wisconsin could see scattered showers and thunderstorms at times Saturday and Saturday night. A few spots could see a strong thunderstorm.

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Forecast models show an isolated shower chance on Sunday in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Hurricane Isaias is moving toward Florida

At 10 a.m. CDT Saturday, the center of Hurricane Isaias was 40 miles west-southwest of Nassau in the Bahamas.  Max sustained winds were 80 mph and the center of Isaias was moving northwestward at 12 mph.

 has this projected track for Isaias over the next few days, along with the cone of uncertainty for the track:

Hurricane warnings have been posted for much of the east coast of Florida. Here’s the NHC Saturday morning update on Hurricane Isaias:

The National Hurricane Center typically issues updates every few hours.

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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Comfortable temps and humidities are with us as August begins. Some areas will also see some scattered showers and thunderstorms. Details on that, plus a look at Sunday and the week ahead. 

Comfy Saturday temps; chance of scattered showers and storms

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