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Beautiful start to the State Fair; warmup on the way

Beautiful start to the State Fair; warmup on the way

Temperatures remain slightly cooler for Thursday, with seasonal temperatures for Friday. We will see our dew points increasing with warm air moving in for the weekend and highs returning to the 90s.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Clouds increase Thursday with showers north and west. Hot weekend ahead

Clouds increase Thursday with showers north and west. Hot weekend ahead

Scattered showers will fall across northern and western Minnesota Thursday. Some activity will drift into the rest of the state Thursday night. The weekend will be hot and humid. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Pleasant Wednesday with spotty thunder possible late Thursday

Pleasant Wednesday with spotty thunder possible late Thursday

We’ll have partly cloudy skies Wednesday with a possible isolated shower in south-central Minnesota. More spotty thunder develops north and west Thursday. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Colder Alaskan air may reach Minnesota late next week

Colder Alaskan air may reach Minnesota late next week

There are signs the first real fall cold front of the season may sweep through Minnesota in about 10 days.
by Paul Huttner

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A steamy first weekend at the Minnesota State Fair

A steamy first weekend at the Minnesota State Fair

It looks like a steamy first weekend at the Minnesota State Fair. But there are also cooler days in the forecast.
by Paul Huttner

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Filtered sunshine through high clouds Tuesday; weekend heat ahead

Filtered sunshine through high clouds Tuesday; weekend heat ahead

Temperatures will be slightly cooler but right near normal Tuesday. Southwestern Minnesota will see scattered showers. The next chance of spotty thunder comes Thursday into Thursday night.
by Sven Sundgaard

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