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After 9 consecutive days with highs in the 90s, the Twin Cities had a high of 87 degrees on Saturday.

Highs will return to the 90s this Sunday in the Twin Cities and most of the southern half of Minnesota, plus west-central Wisconsin. Northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin will see mainly 80s and there could be a few 70s in far northern Minnesota, near the Canadian border. Dew points will be fairly comfortable this afternoon, mainly in the lower 50s.

Today will be our 10th day this June with a high of 90 degrees or warmer in the Twin Cities. A check of Twin Cities 

 revealed just 6 other Junes with 10 or more days of 90 degrees or warmer:

The northern third of Minnesota plus much of northern Wisconsin will have the best chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms this Sunday and Sunday evening.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center shows a marginal risk of severe weather in a small portion of northeastern Minnesota and much of northern Wisconsin this Sunday and Sunday night.

The marginal risk area is shaded dark green on the NWS graphic below:

Marginal risk means that an isolated severe thunderstorm is possible. The severe weather outlook is updated several times each day by the NWS 

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio 

, and you can see updated weather info on the MPR News 

Monday highs reach the 80s in most locations, with 70s in far northern Minnesota:

Monday dew points will be mainly in the comfortable 40s:

Back to high temperatures, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the mid 80s Tuesday, followed by upper 80s Wednesday and lower 90s on Thursday. Highs then retreat to the mid 80s on Friday.

Temperatures next weekend and the following week could average out near normal. The NWS Climate Prediction Center isn’t showing a tendency for above-normal or below-normal temps in Minnesota or Wisconsin from June 20 through June 26:

Most parts of Minnesota are either abnormally dry or in drought right now. Our best chance of meaningful rain this week will be on Thursday. NOAA’s Global Forecast System (GFS) model may be overdoing the rain coverage a bit for Thursday, but it does show a nice batch of rain:

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.

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Highs in the 90s return to many areas today. Northern parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin have the best chance of seeing meaningful rain. We have your Sunday forecast details, plus a look at the week ahead.

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