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Hot Monday, Tuesday with thunderstorm chances

Monday may bring the hottest temperatures yet for some

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Severe weather outlook for Monday
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center

Monday and Tuesday will be hot and muggy with thunderstorm chances. Severe weather is possible along with locally heavy rainfall with cooler temps moving in midweek.

Hot, muggy with occasional storms

The hottest temperature so far in the Twin Cities has been 92 degrees on four different occasions this year so far. We look to surpass that Monday afternoon with highs in the mid-90s for much of southern Minnesota.

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Forecast highs Monday
NOAA via pivotal weather

A heat advisory is in effect for the Twin Cities area from 1 p.m. through 7 p.m. Monday.

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A heat advisory for the Twin Cities area through 7 p.m. Monday
National Weather Service

After some spotty showers early there will be some isolated late-day storms possible Monday, especially in central and northern Minnesota.

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Forecast precipitation 6 a.m. Monday through 7 a.m. Tuesday
College of DuPage Weather

Portions of northern and western Minnesota have a marginal risk of severe weather (level 1 out of 5) late in the day with a slight risk (level 2 out of 5) in the west central part of the state.

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Severe weather outlook for Monday
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center

The same cool front will continue to progress south Tuesday touching off a better chance of more widespread storms especially later in the day. Ingredients come together to produce a potentially better chance of severe storms. A slight risk (level 2 out of 5) of severe weather is forecast for portions of central and southern Minnesota Tuesday.

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Severe weather outlook for Tuesday
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center

Behind the cool front we’ll see temperatures in the 70s south Wednesday with just 60s north. Temperature rebound to normal by Friday again.