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Comfortable humidity for now; steamy again by Friday

Scattered storms in parts of Minnesota, especially later this week

A recently rare blue sky above the Weather Lab Tuesday evening
A recently rare blue sky above the Weather Lab Tuesday evening.
Paul Huttner | MPR News

We’re breathing easier across most of Minnesota. Smoke has mostly cleared the southern parts of the state, but the newest air quality alert covers the north through Wednesday.

Dew points have fallen into the comfy 50s across most of Minnesota. We’ll enjoy this more comfortable weather through Thursday.

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Dew point forecast for 7 a.m. Wednesday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Highs Wednesday will run mostly in the 70s across most of Minnesota to around 80 degrees in the south.

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Forecast highs Wednesday
National Weather Service

Steamy again by Friday

Our wind flow turns southerly again later this week. That will pump another batch of tropical air into Minnesota and boost dew points back into the sultry 70s.

On the map below, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts model shows the deeper tropical moisture coming north once again. Watch the soupy dew points slosh around Friday and Saturday with drier air pushing back south by Sunday.

European ECMWF model dew point output
Dew point output between Thursday and Sunday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather

Friday looks like the warmest day with highs will into the upper 80s south but cooler 70s north.

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Forecast highs Friday
National Weather Service

Isolated thunderstorms look likely to roam Minnesota Thursday and especially late Friday night. Stay tuned as we refine potential storm coverage and timing in the next 48 hours.