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Is this August or September? Our average Twin Cities high temp is 83 degrees this time of year, but metro area highs are expected to top out in the low to mid 70s Sunday afternoon.

Sunday highs will be in the 70s across most of Minnesota, but there may be some 60s in parts of northeastern Minnesota and portions of western Wisconsin. Dew points will be in the comfortable 50s, with even drier 40s in far northern Minnesota.

It’ll be a breezy Sunday, with wind gusts of 20 mph or higher at times.

Southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin could see a few scattered showers Sunday afternoon and early Sunday evening. An isolated sprinkle will be possible in the Twin Cities metro area.

You can hear updated weather information on the MPR 

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Parts of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin will top out in the 60s.

Monday dew points will be comfortable; mainly in the upper 40s and lower 50s:

Winds will be light in most areas on Monday.

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

The NWS Climate Prediction Center shows a tendency for above-normal temperatures in Minnesota and Wisconsin from August 7 through August 11:

As of 10 a.m. CDT Sunday, Tropical Storm Isaias was centered 50 miles southeast of Fort Pierce, Florida. Maximum sustained winds were 65 mph and Isaias was moving to the north-northwest at 8 mph. 

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

Tropical storm warnings have been posted for much of the east coast of Florida, along with coastal areas of Georgia and South Carolina. Here’s the NHC Sunday morning update on Isaias:

The National Hurricane Center typically issues updates every few hours.

Heavy rainfall totals are possible in parts of the Carolinas and Virginia as we go through the next few days:

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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If you prefer Septemberish temps to our typical August temps, you’ll probably enjoy our weather over the next few days. We have your updated Sunday forecast, plus a look at the week ahead. 

A cool and breezy Sunday; temps rebound later this week

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