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Well, the first half of summer was a washout for many of us. We’ve recorded at least a trace of rain on six of 10 days in the Twin Cities through June and July, so far. 

Now, we peer gingerly ahead into the second half of our Minnesota summer. 

Our weather pattern typically trends warmer and drier in the second half of summer, and it looks like we may follow that climatological trend as we move through the next two weeks. 

We’ve only been able to string together four totally dry days in a row in most of Minnesota this summer (June 23-26, July 16-19). It looks like we may beat that streak this week. Overall, our weather looks dry and warmer through Saturday. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System model shows just a few wisps of cloud cover sailing across Minnesota between now and Saturday:

A few scattered storms are possible later Sunday into Monday.

Highs this week will warm gradually through the 80s:

By this weekend, highs will approach 90 degrees in much of southern and western Minnesota:

The overall upper-air pattern trend suggests hotter temperatures next week. The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts model is cranking out highs near 90 degrees:

NOAA’s six to 10-day temperature outlook favors warmer-than-normal weather through next week:

Will we finally get a proper summery week next week?

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Paul Huttner

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A warmer and drier weather pattern is evolving for Minnesota.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA via tropical tidbits

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European model (ECMWF) temperature forecast 

Warmer, drier weather pattern ahead

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