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Overnight storm chances with marginal severe weather threat

Overnight storm chances with marginal severe weather threat

Minnesota remains locked into a somewhat active weather pattern, bringing periodic chances for showers and thunderstorms through the upcoming week. While there will be several opportunities for rain, there will also be plenty of dry hours mixed in. Temperatures are expected to stay close to seasonal averages through midweek before trending slightly cooler by next weekend.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Pleasant weekend start gives way to unsettled weather

Pleasant weekend start gives way to unsettled weather

Plenty of sunshine, low humidity, and temperatures in the lower 80s will make for a nearly perfect August day to spend outside. It’s the kind of forecast that reminds us summer still has plenty left to offer.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Meandering frontal boundary to touch off spotty storms

Meandering frontal boundary to touch off spotty storms

A weak cool front will touch off some spotty midday thunder Friday. Muggy air will move south and then march back north over the weekend. Monday may yield better rain chances.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Any hope for tropical moisture in MN?

Any hope for tropical moisture in MN?

There are only a few rain chances in the coming week for Minnesota, and most of those only affect a small part of the state at any one time. Will we see some tropical help from rains like we did in 1949, 1983, and 2020? A new NHC outlook is even lower.
by Ben Cathey

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Rain helps some, but severe drought holds firm across northern Minnesota

Rain helps some, but severe drought holds firm across northern Minnesota

The latest drought monitor shows some encouraging improvement across Minnesota following some recent rainfall. However, the areas experiencing the most significant drought saw little relief.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Becoming warmer and more muggy with isolated thunder

Becoming warmer and more muggy with isolated thunder

Thursday will still be a nice, mostly comfortable day. Dew points and temperatures will be increasing some the next couple days which will lead to at least isolated thunder.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Spike in cooling demand — not only this summer

Spike in cooling demand — not only this summer

A timely report was just released by Climate Central, which is a nonpartisan and nonprofit group that we’ve worked with for years. They looked at a bunch of America’s biggest cities, but we’ll only focus on Minnesota.
by Ben Cathey

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Bullseye for severe weather may surprise you

Bullseye for severe weather may surprise you

The epicenter for severe weather this summer, with six severe thunderstorm warnings, two tornado warnings, hail, downed trees … it might surprise you!
by Ben Cathey

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