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Spotty thunderstorms possible Friday; beautiful, comfortable weekend

Temps, dew points drop Friday into Saturday

POP Fri
Forecast chance of rain Friday
National Weather Service

A disturbance that will bring cooler air behind it for the weekend will also touch off a few thunderstorms Friday.

Spotty thunderstorm chance, still muggy

Friday will still be warm and muggy across southern Minnesota with highs well into the 80s while northern Minnesota will be cooler.

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Forecast highs Friday
National Weather Service

A disturbance moving across the state could touch off a few thunderstorms after some places in northern and southern Minnesota also saw rainfall.

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Forecast precipitation 8 a.m. through 11 p.m. Friday
College of DuPage weather lab

Our Friday disturbance will bring cooler and drier air in behind it for the weekend. Dew points will drop Friday night into early Saturday into the 50s after what’s been a very humid week.

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Forecast dew points Friday morning through Saturday night
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Comfortable weekend

Saturday will see temperatures run a couple of degrees cooler than normal for a change, mostly in the 70s statewide. We’ll have lots of sunshine.

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Forecast highs Saturday
National Weather Service

Sunday will be a couple of degrees warmer with highs in the 70s to low 80s.

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Forecast highs Sunday
National Weather Service

Temperatures should remain comfortable and near normal into the middle of next week. We also have another chance of a few showers or thunderstorms Sunday night into Monday.

FCST NWS
Forecast for the Twin Cities area
National Weather Service

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