Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Muggy, unstable air will lead to more isolated showers and thunder late Friday. A better chance of storms will move in late Sunday with temperatures heating up late next week.

Downpours were patchy and isolated Thursday night, as expected. Some places saw as much as 3 to 4 inches and others just miles away saw hundredths of an inch. Rain was still falling in parts of southeastern Minnesota Friday morning. 

We could see more isolated showers and storms pop up again late Friday afternoon and evening in the Twin Cities and points south. 

An area of high pressure will move over the Great Lakes Friday night into Saturday and that will help push the muggy air out of eastern and northern Minnesota for a brief period.

The humid air will move right back in Saturday night into Sunday.

Late Saturday will bring some storms to northwestern Minnesota. Late Sunday still looks to bring a more widespread chance of scattered storms into Sunday night.

There’s a slight risk (level 2 out of 5) of severe storms Sunday for much of central and northern Minnesota.

Beyond the weekend, we’re still looking at heat building in for next week. The models vary on the intensity and timing but we could be in for a string of 90s in parts of southern and western Minnesota late next week into next weekend. 

Below are forecast highs from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System computer model, which may be a bit aggressive, but possible. 

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Sven Sundgaard

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Muggy, unstable air will lead to more isolated showers and thunder late Friday. A better chance of storms will move in late Sunday with temperatures heating up late next week.


A humid, unstable airmass will again yield a few isolated showers and thunderstorms Friday. Dew points drop for eastern Minnesota late Friday into Saturday. Sunday brings a better chance of storms, and 99 percent of humanity saw daylight at 6:15 a.m.



Isolated showers Friday; strong storms late Sunday

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