July is set to begin on a warm, dry note. Then hotter weather and some humidity comes our way for the weekend. Next week looks a bit unsettled with chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Typical summer warmth will stay with us, but the humidity will be down for a few days. The weekend looks hot with increased humidity. Next week should bring periods of unsettled weather.
About a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to an intense heat wave that brought scorching temperatures to the Northwest and has caused one power utility to impose rolling blackouts amid heavy demand.
As the isolated showers and storms lingering in eastern Minnesota wind down Tuesday evening, the state heads into a much drier pattern again, and the heat builds back in by late week.
The brutal heat wave is worse for some residents in the region who live in areas where relatively mild summers have meant that many homes don't have air conditioners.
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