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Get ready for another summery preview, Minnesota.

A warm and breezy Friday is the opening act for a weekend that will feel more like June or July than May. 

Friday brings plenty of sunshine and gusty south winds at or above 25 mph in the afternoon. Highs Friday will surpass 80 degrees in much of southern and even central Minnesota. A few bank thermometers could flash 90 degrees in southwestern Minnesota Friday afternoon. 

Saturday brings similar warmth. Dew points may reach a slightly sticky 60 degrees around midday Saturday from the Twin Cities southward. But a cool front blowing through Minnesota will bring gusty west winds that will drop temperatures a few degrees behind the front. 

Sunday looks lovely, with lower humidity and pleasant temperatures.

The forecast models have picked up on a more active weather pattern next week. Multiple systems look likely to bring rain Monday, Tuesday, and possibly next Friday. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System model shows multiple low-pressure systems pushing potentially heavy rainfall into Minnesota next week. The loop below runs between next Monday and Friday. 

Forecast models vary on locations and magnitude of the heaviest rain next week, but several models show between 1 and 3 inches of rain across big chunks of Minnesota. Some models have heavier totals next week.

Rivers, lakes, creeks, and ponds may be pushed higher next week.

Paul Huttner

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Warm breezes return into this upcoming weekend. Multiple rain systems look likely next week. 

80s return Friday; heavy rainfall potential next week

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