While a few lucky spots have received rain, most of Minnesota has been very dry this September. This has allowed abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions to expand.
Helene made landfall late on Thursday in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 Hurricane. It weakened Friday morning to a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph.
Helene is forecast to intensify rapidly over the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Florida on Thursday. Residents are urged to make preparations — and in many counties, evacuate — before then.
After scattered clouds Tuesday, we’re back to sunnier skies Wednesday and the rest of the week thanks to high pressure. High temperatures will be near 80 for southern Minnesota into Saturday.
We’ll have more scattered clouds today, but temperatures will be back above normal, ranging from the upper 60s to mid-70s. It will be even warmer later in the week.
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