Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Temperatures, dew points and thunderstorm chances will all rise over the next 24 hours. Western and southern Minnesota will see 90 degrees again Thursday with isolated thunderstorms.

A cold front breaks the heat and humidity late Saturday. Sunday looks delightful.

High temperatures climb into the low to mid-90s again Thursday afternoon for much of southern and western Minnesota. We’ll see partly cloudy skies and increasing dew points once again.

Friday will again be close to 90 and likely the peak of our humid spell.

Thunderstorm chances rise, then a cool break

With the increase in moisture, the atmosphere becomes less settled on Thursday. Isolated thunderstorms are already around parts of Minnesota. Activity will be spotty into Thursday night and Friday.

The better chance of widespread scattered storms will be late Friday into Saturday as a cold front sweeps across Minnesota from northwest to southeast. The better chance of significant rainfall remains in northern and western Minnesota through early Saturday.

The storms that do develop Thursday and Thursday night warrant a marginal risk (level 1 out of 5) of severe storms. There’s an increased risk of severe storms Friday night with a slight risk (level 2 out of 5).

Behind the front, temperatures and dew points will drop late Saturday. Sunday looks delightful with sunshine, lower humidity and highs mainly in the 70s statewide. Northeastern Minnesota may only see highs in the 60s.

Beyond that we’re in for a few days of more comfortable temperatures before things heat up again late next week.

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Sven Sundgaard

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Temperatures, dew points and thunderstorm chances will all rise over the next 24 hours. Western and southern Minnesota will see 90 degrees again Thursday with isolated thunderstorms.


Temperatures, dew points and thunderstorm chances are all increasing over the next 24 hours. 90s return to western and southern Minnesota Thursday with isolated thunderstorms.

Hot, muggy with some storms; heat breaks late Saturday

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