Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Hot and hotter. That describes our weekend forecast.

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 78 degrees on Sept. 2. Parts of the metro area could reach the mid-90s this Saturday afternoon.

Saturday highs in the 90s are expected across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with 80s in north-central and northeastern Minnesota plus far northwestern Wisconsin.

Sunday high temps will reach at least the upper 90s across most of central and southern Minnesota plus west-central Wisconsin. Some spots in the Twin Cities metro area and southwestern Minnesota will hit 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 far northern Minnesota:

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.

The National Weather Service has posted a heat advisory for the Twin Cities metro area from 3 p.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Monday:

 to cooling centers in Hennepin County and Ramsey County.

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the mid 90s on Tuesday, followed by highs  around 80 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday, then lower 80s on Friday.

 report filed on Thursday showed 75.47 percent of Minnesota in drought:

Extreme drought (shaded red) covered 10. 06 percent of Minnesota. Most of the Twin Cities metro area is in severe drought (shaded orange). Any rainfall after 7 a.m. Tuesday is not included in this week’s map.

This week’s drought report has 81.62 percent of Wisconsin in drought:

Parts of central and east-central Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin saw some showers and thunderstorms Saturday morning. A bit of rain clipped the far northern part of the Twin Cities early Saturday morning.

There could still be an isolated shower in the southern third of Minnesota today, but most of Minnesota plus western Wisconsin are expected to be rain-free Saturday afternoon through Sunday.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms could move into parts of northwestern Minnesota on Labor Day.

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News 

MPR News display of National Weather Service radar

You can check these National Weather Service sites for updated weather info: 

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.

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Ron Trenda

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There will be many highs in the 90s this Labor Day weekend, and some spots will see triple-digits highs. We have the heat details, plus a drought update.

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