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Hotter and more humid Friday; weekend rain, thunder

90 degree temperatures are back Friday

Forecast high temperature Friday 9pm
Forecast high temperature Friday
National Weather Service

Hot and more humid air returns Friday. Scattered storms will develop in northern Minnesota Friday afternoon. The chance of rain and thunder increases south as well into Saturday and Sunday.

Hot, humid air returns Friday

Hopefully, you enjoyed the past 36 hours of lower dew points. The muggy air returns Friday.

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Forecast dew points Friday afternoon
National Weather Service

High temperatures will top out in the low to mid-90s in the south and west as well.

Northern Minnesota will see some scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunder.

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Forecast precipitation Friday into Friday night
College of DuPage Weather

Rain chance increases and spread south

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop on and off Friday night into Saturday and Sunday bringing hopeful precipitation.

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Forecast precipitation Saturday into Sunday
College of DuPage Weather

We desperately need the rainfall for much of south central and east central Minnesota. The latest drought monitor showed drought expanding. After this weekend there’s little chance of any rain.