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Weekend forecast: Comfortable temps and humidity

Rain chances in some areas late Sunday

Cooler temperatures and comfortable dew points are on tap for the weekend. That’s good news for anyone who doesn’t have air conditioning and for anyone that isn’t a fan of steamy weather.

Saturday highs will be mainly in the 70s:

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Saturday forecast highs.
National Weather Service

There could be a few 60s in parts of northeastern Minnesota.

Our average Twin Cities high is 78 degrees on August 29. The Saturday forecast high of 76 degrees in the metro area is just slightly below average.

Saturday afternoon dew points will be in the comfortable 50s:

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Saturday 1 p.m. forecast dew points
National Weather Service

Sunday high temperatures will be mainly in the 70s, with a few lower 80s possible in southwestern Minnesota:

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Sunday forecast highs
National Weather Service

There’ll be some 60s in portions of northeastern Minnesota.

Sunday dew points will be in the comfortable 50s:

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Sunday 1 p.m. forecast dew points
National Weather Service

Dry for most of the weekend

The daylight hours look rain-free in most areas this weekend. A few scattered showers and thunderstorms could move into northwestern Minnesota late Sunday afternoon, then spread east-southeastward Sunday evening and overnight Sunday night.

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

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Simulated radar Sunday afternoon and evening
NOAA, via Tropicaltidbits.com

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