Weekend forecast: Summery both days; thunder chance Saturday
Sticky dew points
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It’ll be an above-average weekend.
Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 80 degrees this time of year. The metro area will probably reach the middle 80s on Saturday, followed by highs in the lower 80s on Sunday.
Saturday high will range from the 70s in northeastern Minnesota to near 90 in southwestern Minnesota:
Saturday dew points will be in the sticky 60s:
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A few spots may see dew points of 70 degrees at times.
Back to high temperatures, Sunday highs will be mainly in the 80s, with 70s in northeastern Minnesota:
Sunday dew points will be in the sticky 60s.
Thunderstorm chances
Scattered thunderstorms are expected in Minnesota and western Wisconsin overnight Friday night.
There’s a chance of scattered thunderstorms on Saturday, but most locations will have many rain-free hours, too.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Saturday morning through Saturday evening:
Pay more attention to the scattered nature of the Saturday rain than the exact location of the rain in the forecast loop.
Sunday looks rain-free in most areas.
You can hear updated weather information on the MPR network, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
Programming note
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.
