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Any hope for tropical moisture in MN?

Any hope for tropical moisture in MN?

There are only a few rain chances in the coming week for Minnesota, and most of those only affect a small part of the state at any one time. Will we see some tropical help from rains like we did in 1949, 1983, and 2020? A new NHC outlook is even lower.
by Ben Cathey

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Rain helps some, but severe drought holds firm across northern Minnesota

Rain helps some, but severe drought holds firm across northern Minnesota

The latest drought monitor shows some encouraging improvement across Minnesota following some recent rainfall. However, the areas experiencing the most significant drought saw little relief.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Becoming warmer and more muggy with isolated thunder

Becoming warmer and more muggy with isolated thunder

Thursday will still be a nice, mostly comfortable day. Dew points and temperatures will be increasing some the next couple days which will lead to at least isolated thunder.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Spike in cooling demand — not only this summer

Spike in cooling demand — not only this summer

A timely report was just released by Climate Central, which is a nonpartisan and nonprofit group that we’ve worked with for years. They looked at a bunch of America’s biggest cities, but we’ll only focus on Minnesota.
by Ben Cathey

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Bullseye for severe weather may surprise you

Bullseye for severe weather may surprise you

The epicenter for severe weather this summer, with six severe thunderstorm warnings, two tornado warnings, hail, downed trees … it might surprise you!
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Lingering showers south, dropping dew points Tuesday

Lingering showers south, dropping dew points Tuesday

Temperatures and dew points drop in the wake of Monday night’s cool front. Some lingering showers, thunder south. A cool night and nice Wednesday before things warm back up.
by Sven Sundgaard

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New maps point toward increased fire threat this fall

New maps point toward increased fire threat this fall

There is heightened risk for wildfires to form over northern Minnesota late this summer and continuing into fall. This is separate from the already-started fires in the Boundary Waters region.
by Ben Cathey

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Storms bring much needed rain. Severe threat looms for Monday

Storms bring much needed rain. Severe threat looms for Monday

Thunderstorms are already bringing rain to parts of Minnesota early Monday, with additional rounds of storms expected to develop later Monday and continue into early Tuesday.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Advancing cool front increases storm chances Monday into Tuesday

Advancing cool front increases storm chances Monday into Tuesday

An advancing cool front out of the Dakotas will touch off more storms late Monday into Tuesday morning. Behind the front we’ll see another dip in temperatures and dew points.
by Sven Sundgaard

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