Ultra-humid feel will crumble Monday but this week will stay hot
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A weak frontal passage Monday afternoon will drop dew points by 15 to 23 degrees.
The best chance for widespread rain this week comes Thursday as the broader heat dome begins to buckle and a northwest flow centers over Minnesota.
Oppressive humidity starts to break
Ouch! Did you feel the incredibly intense humidity on Sunday? Not only was it the hottest day in four years at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, but we had late night dew points of 81 degrees there as well.
That was only 1 degree away from the all-time record dew point at MSP but that’s not as impressive as the other statistic.
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Prior to Monday morning, the airport had only recorded 28 total hours with a dew point over 80 degrees. On Monday alone, we were in that range for six straight hours.
If you’re hoping for relief in the humidity, you’re very much in luck. A weak frontal passage Monday afternoon does not bring us rain but it does drop dew points by 15 to 23 degrees by the time you head home from work.
It will still be hot, with air temperatures around 90 degrees but we will just will not be as swampy.
The heat ridge over the Rockies and Upper Midwest is beginning to slowly break down a few miles above our heads in Minnesota. There is not much of a noticeable sign on the ground, yet, but temps do fall a little bit starting Tuesday.
Tuesday through Thursday should be in the lower 90s across much of the state but most days start out around 70.
Thursday is when the broader heat dome — our third big one of 2026 — begins to buckle. The northwest flow centers over Minnesota, and a front drags through our best widespread chance of rains this week.
