Blizzard warnings in Northwest Minnesota, winter weather advisories across the state

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Today will be the hottest day of our heat wave.

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 77 degrees this time of year. Metro area highs are forecast to reach the upper 90s Sunday afternoon. A few spots in the metro area could touch 100 degrees. The warmest Sept. 3 high temp in Twin Cities weather records is 97 degrees, set in 1925.

Much of southern and central Minnesota, plus west-central Wisconsin, will see Sunday highs in the upper 90s, with a few spots in southern Minnesota reaching triple-digit highs:

The northern third of Minnesota will see highs ranging from the mid 80s to lower 90s.

Labor Day highs are also well into the 90s in many locations:

Cooler 80s and even a few 70s are expected Monday up along the North Shore of Lake Superior.

The heat lingers into Tuesday in many locations:

A heat advisory continues today through 5 p.m. Tuesday for the Twin Cities metro area and today through 6 p.m. Tuesday for several southeastern Minnesota counties along the Mississippi River.

Heat advisories run from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m this Sunday for additional Minnesota and western Wisconsin counties:

Here are details of the heat advisory that includes the Twin Cities metro area:

Here are details of the heat advisory elsewhere in Minnesota and in western Wisconsin:

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

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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Our heat wave continues today and Labor Day. We have updated forecast temps and a look at heat advisories.

Very hot Sunday and Labor Day; updated heat advisories

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