Tracking overnight thunderstorm chances; fall-like air mass next week
Strong thunderstorms possible after midnight into Friday morning.
Friday evening looks pleasant across most of Minnesota. Another wave of strong to severe storms likely rumbles across the Upper Midwest again late Thursday night into Friday morning.
NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center paints an enhanced risk for severe storms across South Dakota and into southwestern tonight into Friday morning.
The most likely scenario shows storms firing in South Dakota this evening and moving across southern Minnesota in the early hours Friday morning. Many of the short-range forecast models suggest storms could reach the Twin Cities area between about 4 and 6 am Friday.
Here’s NOAA’s NAM 3 km resolution model output between 1 am and 7 am Friday.
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September arrives next Tuesday
This weekend looks gloriously sunny and rain-free after the front passes. Highs will be mostly in the pleasant 70s this weekend.
A stronger cold front blows into Minnesota by Monday. Highs hover in the 60s north and lower 70s south early next week.
Get ready for some bigger seasonal changes ahead. It’s been a great summer!