Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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This is about as good as it gets for many Minnesotans in summer.

Wednesday’s national temperature map above shows the fresher air mass blowing into Minnesota from the north. Note the persistent heat dome in the Southern Plains where temperatures have been hitting 100 degrees for several days. 

Sunny skies, fresh breezes, and comfortable humidity with temperatures in the 70s in late July? Sign me up.

NOAA’s 2.5-day surface loop shows a cold front sweeping south into the Central Plains Thursday. Then a delightful core of a Canadian high-pressure cell (the blue H on the map) settles southward across Minnesota by Friday. 

Low temperatures across Minnesota early Thursday morning will be the coolest since early June for many areas. Lows will be around 60 in the Twin Cities core, with 50s across most of Minnesota. 

Thursday’s inbound air mass features delightful dew points in the lower 50s. High temperatures will hover in the 60s in northern Minnesota with scattered showers. More sunshine in southern Minnesota will yield highs in the 70s. 

Our weather winning streak continues through the upcoming weekend. But temperatures will be warmer this weekend.

The magnitude of heat and humidity next week looks oppressive. 

Both the European and American GFS models are cranking out high temperatures in the upper 90s to near 100 degrees in the Twin Cities next Wednesday and Thursday. 

The European model cranks out temperatures in the mid-90s to around 100 degrees by 1 p.m. next Wednesday across the Upper Midwest. 

We’ve logged 14 days of 90-degree heat in the Twin Cities so far this summer. It looks like we could add another three to five days next week. And 100 degrees is not out of the question for western Minnesota and even the Twin Cities next week.

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Paul Huttner

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Good sleeping weather the next couple of nights across Minnesota. 

Oklahoma Mesonet

NOAA

Forecast low temperatures Thursday morning

European model (ECMWF) temperature forecast 

September breezes Thursday; heat builds next week.

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