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Thursday brings one last day of milder and mostly dry weather before heat, humidity, and storms return for the weekend.
A weak disturbance is bringing light rain to southern Minnesota and extra clouds across much of the state. High will be near 80 for most areas.
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A warmer and more humid air mass blows into Minnesota this weekend.
A weak disturbance brings showers and a few storms across Minnesota into Thursday, then the heat and humidity return for the weekend along with more chances for storms.
Temperatures remain below average Wednesday, while clouds and areas of rain spread across the state.