Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Temperatures are mostly in the 60s and even 50s in northern Minnesota early Wednesday morning. It will still be warmer than normal, but more pleasant in the 80s and 70s across Minnesota before it heats up again Thursday.

Temperatures are cooler and most importantly dew point temperatures are much lower. We went from a dew point of 72 early Tuesday to 48 at one point Tuesday evening. That equates to half as much water content in the air. It sure makes a difference, even though we did again hit 90 Tuesday afternoon. 

Look for high temperatures to be in the 80s south and 70s north Wednesday with lots of sunshine.

The heat builds back in some for Thursday and Friday though it won’t be as extreme as what we just experienced. I compiled many more statistics and some climate change perspective in last night’s 

100 degrees and other recent heat stats

We are still looking at an increased chance of spotty storms Friday and Saturday with more humid air and some disturbances.

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Temperatures are mostly in the 60s and even 50s in northern Minnesota early Wednesday morning. It will still be warmer than normal, but more pleasant in the 80s and 70s across Minnesota before it heats up again Thursday.


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