Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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After a steamy and eventually stormy Tuesday, cooler, more comfortable air is moving in Wednesday. Thursday will be beautiful before it heats up again Friday with a decent chance of rain and thunder Saturday. 

The top heat index was 115 degrees in Hutchinson, Minn., west of the Twin Cities. The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport saw a 109-degree peak heat index. 

Check out the the top heat indices from the Twin Cities National Weather Service office.

Highest heat indices Tuesday

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The actual air temperature topped out at 100 in Redwood Falls and Canby in southwestern Minnesota. It was 95 in the Twin Cities.

Storms then erupted in South Dakota and held together, creating severe wind gusts across western, south central, east central Minnesota and the Twin Cities into western Wisconsin. 

Hector, Minn., clocked an 81 mph wind gust. Redwood Falls saw a 68 mph wind gust and Bloomington saw gusts at 67 mph. The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport recorded a 62 mph wind gust, as did Red Wing, southeast of St. Paul.

Dew points will drop through the day Wednesday in the wake of a cool front. Muggy air will return, however, by Friday and Saturday, although it should not be as humid as it was Tuesday.

Wednesday high temperatures will still be very warm, in the upper 80s south and 70s north but cooler than Tuesday.

Thursday will be beautiful with comfortable dew points in the 50s and lots of sunshine with seasonable temperatures. Highs will be in the 80s south and 70s north.

Heat and thunderstorms Friday into Saturday

After a brief break, the heat is back for Friday. High temperatures will be back in the 90s for much of southern and western Minnesota. Dew points won’t be quite as high; 60s versus 70s, so those heat indices won’t be as extreme.

Saturday brings a decent chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. We’ll see if this time, widespread moisture can develop over drought-stricken areas.

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Sven Sundgaard

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After a steamy and eventually stormy Tuesday, cooler, more comfortable air is moving in Wednesday. Thursday will be beautiful before it heats up again Friday with a decent chance of rain and thunder Saturday.

Slightly cooler and much drier air is flowing across Minnesota in the wake of a cool front. Temperatures will be back in the 80s with falling dew points. Thursday will be comfortable before Friday heats up again.

More comfortable air Wednesday, Thursday; Friday reheats

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