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Sunny, pleasant Wednesday and Thursday; heat returns next week

Sticky dew points in the 60s by Monday and Tuesday

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Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

We’ll see a fair amount of sunshine and pleasant temperatures Wednesday and Thursday. Nearly statewide temperatures will be in the 70s both days.

Sunshine returns, warming things up

After a cloudy Tuesday for the southern half of Minnesota, sunshine returns Wednesday and we’ll see even more of it Thursday.

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Forecast cloud cover Wednesday into Friday
College of DuPage

Expect high temperatures to be well into the 70s everywhere except right near Lake Superior on Wednesday and Thursday.

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Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Heating up with thunder chances

We finally have a big shift toward more typical summer weather. Temperatures will be warming up into the 80s and even 90s next week for southern Minnesota.

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Possible forecast high temperatures Tuesday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Humidity will also be on in the increase with sticky dew points in the 60s returning by Monday and Tuesday.

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Potential forecast dew points by Tuesday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

The increase in warmth and humidity means, inevitably, thunderstorms will also be around. The first chance comes Saturday evening and overnight with more chances next week.

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Loop from Friday night through midday Tuesday showing thunderstorm chances late Saturday and next week
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather