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Thundershower chance; some weekend sunshine
Most people aren’t amused when it is sunny during the work week, and the following weekend is rainy. That won’t happen this weekend! We should get most of the rain out of Minnesota by late tonight. There could be a lingering shower early Saturday morning over eastern Minnesota, followed by some sunshine. Showers/thunderstorms possible today A…
A pleasant Thursday
It’s back to the 50s today! Don’t be alarmed, we’re talking about dew point temperatures, not highs. It’ll be refreshingly dry today. Northwesterly winds have pushed the sticky dew points of the past three days out of Minnesota. Highs today will be very typical for this time of year: Some spots in the Twin Cities could touch 76…
Flash flood watch through tomorrow
Would the last one out please turn off the faucet? Here we go again. Another stalled frontal zone triggers waves of showers and thunderstorms today through tomorrow night across much of Minnesota. Another 2″ to 5″+ rainfall is on the way by Wednesday night in most back yards and farm fields.   Flash flood watches…
A summery Labor Day, t-storms possible tonight
Southerly breezes will bring summery warmth and humidity to southern and central Minnesota today. It’s appropriate, since many of us look at Labor Day as the end of our summer. Highs will top out in the lower 80s over much of southern Minnesota: Some spots in the Twin Cities could hit about 84 degrees. Dew point…
Thunderstorm chance increases overnight
Thunderstorms are developing near a cold front in the Dakotas this Sunday evening. They will spread eastward overnight, aided by an upper level disturbance. The National Weather Service North American Mesoscale forecast model shows thunderstorms spreading across Minnesota overnight into early Monday morning: There appears to be a break in the shower/thunderstorm activity from late morning through…
Summery, chance of thunder increases tonight
Summer is back! You’ll feel the humidity increase this afternoon, as southerly winds push dew points into the 60s over southern and central Minnesota. High temps will be a bit warmer today: Highs on Labor Day will be July-like over southern Minnesota: Dew points will rise to around 70 degrees by Monday afternoon over southern Minnesota. It’ll feel…