Southern Minnesota sees muggy dew points and near-record temperatures Tuesday. Highs will be in the upper 80s to near 90 for some. Thunderstorms are possible late Tuesday afternoon into the evening. Wednesday will be much cooler.
Hurricane Fiona is barreling toward the Turks and Caicos Islands as a Category 3 storm, prompting the government to impose a curfew. Forecasters say Fiona is expected to pass near Grand Turk, the British territory’s capital island, on Tuesday morning.
Tuesday will be our last hot and muggy day of summer. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s with sticky dew points. Temperatures drop nearly 20 degrees for highs Wednesday.
The U.S. response to Maria was widely seen as wholly inadequate. As the island marks the anniversary of the Category 4 storm, the destruction caused by Fiona has emerged as a test of lessons learned.
The governor of Puerto Rico says it will likely take days to fully restore the electricity on the island — but that's contingent upon how much damage the storm inflicted on the power grid.
Highs will be in the 70s north, 80s south Monday and Tuesday followed by our first real, sustained cool weather. Highs will be in the 50s north and 60s south by mid to late week with chilly overnights.
Summerlike highs in the 70s and 80s for Monday and Tuesday will be followed by a cool blast of fall air. A few storms are possible in northern Minnesota Monday and farther south Monday night.
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