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High pressure brings sunshine Friday, but a stormy stretch ahead

Strong storms are possible Monday afternoon and evening

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Forecast surface weather conditions Friday
National Weather Service

High pressure will bring sunshine for most Friday. Warmer and more humid air will start moving north Saturday, increasing shower chances and creating stormy weather by Monday.

Lots of sun Friday. But as warmer, more-humid air moves in, storm chances increase

We have a nice, sun-filled Friday thanks to high pressure. Temperatures will be near normal, mostly in the 50s and 40s. Northeast Minnesota will see a few scattered clouds.

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Forecast highs Friday
National Weather Service

Temperatures will be similar Saturday, but with increased cloud cover as warmer and more-humid air starts to move north from the Gulf. This will increase the chance of some scattered showers by midday Saturday and Saturday afternoon.

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Forecast precipitation 3 a.m. Saturday through 1 a.m. Sunday
Pivotal Weather

Considerably warmer air moves in for Sunday and Monday. Highs will reach well into the 70s with even some low 80s in southwest Minnesota by Sunday afternoon.

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Forecast highs Sunday
National Weather Service

We’ll also see our first 60-degree dew points by late Sunday in portions of southern Minnesota — our highest dew points of spring so far.

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Forecast dew points 7 a.m. Saturday through 1 a.m. Tuesday
Pivotal Weather

A series of disturbances will create scattered showers and storms Sunday mainly for northern Minnesota with spotty activity south. More storms will be possible late Monday as another disturbance takes advantage of a stalled frontal boundary.

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Forecast precipitation 7 a.m. Sunday through 7 a.m. Tuesday
Pivotal Weather

We’ll have to watch for potential severe weather in southern Minnesota Sunday and Monday. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center is already monitoring the southern half of Minnesota, western Wisconsin and down to Texas for strong to severe storms.

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Severe weather outlook for Sunday into Sunday night
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center
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Severe weather outlook for Monday into Monday night
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center

We’ll have more scattered showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday as a slow-moving area of low pressure continues to make things unsettled. Total precipitation could be significant — up to 1 to 3 inches for parts of eastern Minnesota into Wisconsin.

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Forecast total precipitation through 7 a.m. Wednesday
Pivotal Weather

Temperatures will be cooler gradually for midweek next week also.