Weekend weather: Very hot; record high temps possible
Rain-free in most areas
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Our weekend high temperatures could break a few records.
Here are the existing Twin Cities record high temperatures for Sept. 2 through Sept. 4:
The Twin Cities Sept. 3 (Sunday) record high seems most likely to be broken, but the Sept. 4 record high could also be broken or tied.
How hot will it get?
The average Twin Cities high temperature is 78 degrees on Sept. 2. Parts of the metro area could reach the mid-90s Saturday afternoon.
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Highs in the 90s are expected this Saturday across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with 80s in north-central and northeastern Minnesota:
Sunday high temps will be in the upper 90s across most of central and southern Minnesota plus west-central Wisconsin, with some spots in the metro area and southwestern Minnesota hitting 100 degrees:
Far northern Minnesota will have Sunday highs in the lower 90s, with some spotty upper 80s possible.
Labor Day high temps will be well into 90s in most areas, with 80s in the portions of Lake County and Cook County that are closest to Lake Superior:
Holiday weekend dew points are expected to be mainly in the 50s to lower 60s. This heat wave won’t be as steamy as our last heat wave, when dew points were in the 70s to around 80.
Mainly dry
Labor Day weekend is expected to be rain-free in most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, due to warm air aloft.
A couple of forecast models show scattered showers in portions of Minnesota and western Wisconsin late Friday night and early Saturday morning.
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network. Also check out the MPR News display of National Weather Service radar.
You can check these National Weather Service sites for updated weather info: Twin Cities, Duluth, La Crosse, Wis., Sioux Falls, S.D., and Grand Forks, N.D.
Programming note
You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.
