Comfortable Thursday with some showers west as cool front stalls

Dew points will remain in the comfortable 40s and 50s Thursday

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Surface weather set up Thursday: cool front is stalled just west leaving lingering muggy air and rain chances in western Minnesota
National Weather Service

Western Minnesota will see some scattered showers Thursday. Eastern Minnesota will remain comfortable with a mix of clouds and sun.

Comfortable Thursday with showers west

Thursday will be comfortable again after a cool start for most of central and eastern Minnesota. Highs will be in the 70s for most with low 80s west to around 80 in the Twin Cities.

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Forecast highs Thursday
NOAA via pivotal weather

We’ll still have some scattered showers possible in western Minnesota near where the latest cool front has stalled out.

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Forecast precipitation 5 a.m. Thursday through 9 p.m. (rain may be over done some in this particular computer model simulation)
College of DuPage Weather

Dew points will be higher in far western Minnesota as well closer to the nearly stationary cool front.

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Forecast dew points midday Thursday
NOAA via pivotal weather

Another cool front moves in from the north touching off more possible showers and thunder late Friday into Saturday.

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Forecast precipitation 7 a.m. Friday through 1 a.m. Sunday
European Centre for Medium range Weather Forecasting via College of DuPage Weather

It’ll be cooler, mainly in the 70s Sunday behind that front before things heat back up next week.

Air quality

Air quality is largely expected to remain in the moderate category for most of Minnesota Thursday and Friday with poor quality east of the Midwest.

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