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The Steamy Summer of ‘21 is not over yet. Not even close.

The weather maps are flashing bright red next week for what could be the most intense heat wave of summer. If current forecast models pan out, some parts of the Dakotas and western Minnesota could see as much as a week of 100-degree temperatures. And temperatures may reach the 100-degree mark in the Twin Cities late next week. 

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I hope you savored our cool rainy Wednesday. The sun returns Thursday through the weekend. 

Then an amplified ridge of high pressure builds next week across the northern U.S. and southern Canada. The heat dome peaks late next week across the Upper Midwest.

The core of intense and persistent heat appears likely to set up across the Dakotas into western Minnesota next week. Highs should reach 100 degrees or higher most of next week in these areas. 

The heat dome appears likely to nudge further east by late next week. That would push 100-degree temperatures closer to the Twin Cities area. 

NOAA’s latest eight-to-14-day temperatures outlook places the heat dome right across Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. 

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is already 

Northern Minnesota missed out on Wednesday’s soaking rains that fell around the Twin Cities and parts of southern Minnesota. 

Fire danger is already high to very high across northern Minnesota. 

Little or no rain is in the forecast in the next week. Higher temperatures and evaporation rates will likely elevate fire danger in parts of northern Minnesota to extreme levels next week.

I’m getting extremely concerned about the growing potential for large, fast-moving wildfires with extreme fire behavior in northern Minnesota in the next couple of weeks. If you own property in northern Minnesota now is a good time to increase your fire protection plan and buffers around structures. 

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Paul Huttner

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The weather maps are flashing bright red next week for what could be the most intense heat wave of summer. A week of temperatures at or above 100 degrees looks possible. 

NOAA GFS temperature output for 7 pm Thursday July 22

NOAA via tropical tidbits

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Twin Cities National Weather Service

NOAA GFS temperature forecast for 1 pm Friday July 23

Extreme heat wave likely next week across Upper Midwest

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