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Slightly warmer on Wednesday; Hawaii braces for a hurricane

Slightly warmer on Wednesday; Hawaii braces for a hurricane

The temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport peaked at 77 degrees Tuesday afternoon. It was our coolest official Twin Cities high temp since the 72 degree reading on August 2. It’ll be a few degrees warmer on Wednesday: Twin Cities metro area highs are expected to reach around 80 degrees on Thursday, but only 77…
by Ron Trenda

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Cooler and much less humid today; clouds linger

Cooler and much less humid today; clouds linger

Monday’s rain bands have spun out of the state. While scattered locations picked up an inch or two of rain, other lawns and fields were barely dampened. The National Weather Service Office in Chanhassen measured a scant one one-hundredth of an inch of rain. Northerly winds behind that low pressure system will bring us cooler…
by Bill Endersen

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Rain, at least for some of us

Rain, at least for some of us

A tight spiral of a small storm system, more typical of May than August, has been spinning over Iowa on Monday. Areas of rain and scattered thunderstorms have been breaking out across Minnesota in response to that low pressure system as well as to the heating of the day. Some parts of southern Minnesota have…
by Bill Endersen

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Cooler Monday with prospects for metro rain

Cooler Monday with prospects for metro rain

Soaking rains have been falling on parts of Minnesota this month, mainly to the north, west and south of the Twin Cities. But the core of the Twin Cities has been free of any measurable rain for the past 15 days. That puts us 1.5 inches below normal for August so far. There is some…
by Bill Endersen

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Heaviest rain to the south on Monday; cool start to the week

Heaviest rain to the south on Monday; cool start to the week

Parts of west-central and southwestern saw soaking rains on Sunday, while the east was mostly dry. Heavy rains were falling in parts of west-central and southwestern Minnesota Sunday evening. The weather pattern shifts on Monday, with a low pressure system spinning through northern Missouri and southern Iowa, and the steadiest rains in Minnesota shifted to…
by Ron Trenda

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Update on Sunday thunder chances in Minnesota; State Fair weather history

Update on Sunday thunder chances in Minnesota; State Fair weather history

Many parts of Minnesota are dry, but some rain is on the way. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage this Sunday afternoon in parts of western Minnesota.  North-central Minnesota will see scattered showers and possibly an isolated thunderstorm. The rain pattern expands eastward to include more of Minnesota Sunday evening and overnight…
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A look at rain chances; cool start to the week

A look at rain chances; cool start to the week

Here’s a quick weather update, with more details coming later this morning. Minnesota still has some areas of smoke from Canadian wildfires this Sunday morning. The air quality alert that’s in effect for most of Minnesota will expire at noon today. The chance of rain in Minnesota will expand eastward as we got through today…
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Air quality alert continues through Sunday morning; rain chances late Sunday

Air quality alert continues through Sunday morning; rain chances late Sunday

Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket much of Minnesota. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for most of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area: The most recent MPCA discussion of the air quality alert was issued Friday afternoon: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality…
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Air quality alert expands to include Twin Cities metro Friday evening

Air quality alert expands to include Twin Cities metro Friday evening

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has expanded the air quality alert southward, and it will include the Twin Cities metro area and parts of central and southeastern Minnesota beginning at 8 p.m. CDT this Friday: The air quality alert will continue through Sunday morning. The northern half of Minnesota is already under an air quality alert.…
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