So far this summer has been drier than average, even with recent rain events and a chance for storms this weekend. On Thursday, the U.S. Drought Monitor released a map showing a large swath of central and southern Minnesota abnormally dry, with some areas moving into moderate drought.
Muggy, unstable air will lead to more isolated showers and thunder late Friday. A better chance of storms will move in late Sunday with temperatures heating up late next week.
A humid, unstable airmass will again yield a few isolated showers and thunderstorms Friday. Dew points drop for eastern Minnesota late Friday into Saturday. Sunday brings a better chance of storms.
It’ll feel summery this weekend. The warmest and most humid day of the weekend will be Sunday. We have your weekend weather outlook, including the potential for thunderstorms.
Humid air and a frontal boundary will be the focus for some pop-up showers and thunderstorms midday Thursday into the afternoon and evening mainly across southern and western Minnesota.
With high dew points and a meandering frontal boundary, expect isolated to spotty showers and thunder to pop up for some in western and southern Minnesota Thursday. Highs will range from the 80s south to the 70s north.
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