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Dew point temperatures Saturday afternoon were in the tropical 70s over much of Minnesota. Dew points will be in the comfortable upper 40s to lower 50s today.
Impress your friends with this weather nugget: there is about half as much water in the air today, compared to yesterday!
Breezy with lots of sun.
A low pressure system just north of the Canadian border will give us a breezy Sunday, and there will be lots of sunshine over most of Minnesota. Some clouds and scattered showers are possible in the far north this afternoon:
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Highs will be in the 80s over central and southern Minnesota, with some 70s over the north:
I'd call this a fine summer day!
70s return
A cold front moves through tonight, and highs in the 70s will return to southern Minnesota on Monday:
Much of northern Minnesota will top out in the 60s tomorrow.
An isolated shower is possible late Monday afternoon or Monday evening, but we'll have a better chance of rain in the Twin Cities from late Wednesday night into Thursday.
Saturday storm recap
Severe thunderstorms moved across parts of central and northeastern Minnesota Saturday afternoon and evening, with numerous reports of wind damage and some large hail reports. Severe thunderstorms also clipped the northern portion of the Twin Cities metro area.
Here are some severe weather reports, courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
914 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0658 PM TSTM WND DMG RICE LAKE 45.50N 91.74W
06/25/2016 BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE AND ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES
SEVERED .
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG BLAINE 45.17N 93.21W
06/25/2016 ANOKA MN STORM CHASER
THREE LARGE TREES SNAPPED OFF ABOUT 15 FEET
OFF THE GROUND. OCCURRED NEAR JEFFERSON AND
125TH AVE.
0605 PM TSTM WND GST 7 ENE BRANCH 45.56N 92.83W
06/25/2016 M56 MPH CHISAGO MN PUBLIC
RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG ISANTI 45.49N 93.25W
06/25/2016 ISANTI MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MANY TREES DOWN ACROSS CITY.
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S CAMBRIDGE 45.55N 93.23W
06/25/2016 ISANTI MN PUBLIC
POWER OUT ACROSS PORTION OF CITY. NUMEROUS
TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY.
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG EAST BETHEL 45.34N 93.20W
06/25/2016 ANOKA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLED.
ADDITIONAL SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN HALF OF COUNTY. .
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSW HARRIS 45.56N 93.00W
06/25/2016 CHISAGO MN 911 CALL CENTER
FALCON DRIVE AT 425TH ST. WAS BLOCKED BY A
COUPLE OF DOWNED TREES.
0600 PM HAIL 1 SSE CAMBRIDGE 45.55N 93.22W
06/25/2016 M0.50 INCH ISANTI MN STORM CHASER
.
0540 PM TSTM WND DMG ELK RIVER 45.33N 93.57W
06/25/2016 SHERBURNE MN PUBLIC
PICTURE OF A LARGE TREE DOWN IN ELK RIVER
RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0450 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE SARTELL 45.67N 94.17W
06/25/2016 BENTON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW TREES DOWN.
0400 PM HAIL MELROSE 45.68N 94.81W
06/25/2016 M0.75 INCH STEARNS MN AMATEUR RADIO
.
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG LITTLE FALLS 45.98N 94.36W
06/25/2016 MORRISON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE TOPPLED ACROSS ROAD.
0341 PM HAIL 1 W SWANVILLE 45.91N 94.65W
06/25/2016 M2.00 INCH TODD MN STORM CHASER
The following severe weather and heavy rainfall reports from Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin were compiled by the Duluth office of the National Weather Service:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1205 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1040 PM HEAVY RAIN PHILLIPS 45.70N 90.40W
06/25/2016 M4.42 INCH PRICE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS AND 20
MINUTES. LIGHTLY RAINING AT THE TIME OF THE
OBSERVATION.
0901 PM FLASH FLOOD PHILLIPS 45.69N 90.40W
06/25/2016 PRICE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORT OF A MANHOLE LIFTED FROM WATER ON
DEPOT ROAD IN PHILLIPS.
0841 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NNW BUTTERNUT 46.05N 90.53W
06/25/2016 E1.40 INCH ASHLAND WI CO-OP OBSERVER
.
0716 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 W NORTHWOODS BEACH 45.91N 91.50W
06/25/2016 SAWYER WI NEWSPAPER
LARGE TREES DOWNED PARTIALLY BLOCKING
HIGHWAY 27 NEAR STONE HILL ROAD. TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR. .
0700 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 13 NE SAND BAY 47.08N 90.73W
06/25/2016 M44 MPH ASHLAND WI BUOY
BUOY STATION 12 NE SAND BAY /DISW3/.
0642 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE SHELL LAKE 45.75N 91.91W
06/25/2016 WASHBURN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
A FEW 12 INCH DIAMETER TREES BROKEN
APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET UP. TIME ESTIMATED BY
RADAR.
0640 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SSW BRUNO 46.24N 92.68W
06/25/2016 M3.00 INCH PINE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
.
0545 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 SW FINLAYSON 46.15N 93.03W
06/25/2016 E2.25 INCH PINE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN FELL DURING A 45 MINUTE PERIOD.
0527 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SW FINLAYSON 46.15N 93.03W
06/25/2016 PINE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL 6-12 INCH ASPEN AND 12 INCH BALSAM
UPROOTED.
0514 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 6 SE DULUTH 46.72N 92.04W
06/25/2016 M39 MPH ST. LOUIS MN AWOS
AWOS STATION SKY HARBOR AIRPORT /DYT/.
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 W FINLAYSON 46.19N 93.06W
06/25/2016 AITKIN MN EMERGENCY MNGR
PHOTOS RECEIVED OF A FEW TREES DOWNED. TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0508 PM TSTM WND GST 4 SSW ORR 48.02N 92.85W
06/25/2016 M58 MPH ST. LOUIS MN MESONET
MESONET STATION 3 SW ORR /ORBM5/.
0427 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSW MAHTOWA 46.54N 92.66W
06/25/2016 CARLTON MN PUBLIC
THREE 12-INCH DIAMETER MAPLE TREES SNAPPED
APPROX 16 INCHES UP FROM THE BASE. RELAYED
BY DULUTH MEDIA.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 W SAWYER 46.68N 92.74W
06/25/2016 CARLTON MN STORM CHASER
SEVERAL 6 TO 12 INCH DIAMETER TREES BROKEN,
NUMEROUS 3 TO 5 DIAMETER BRANCHES LITTERING
ROAD. ROAD PARTIALLY BLOCKED.
0343 PM TSTM WND DMG PRENTICE 45.54N 90.29W
06/25/2016 PRICE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
8 INCH DIAMETER PINE TREE DOWNED. TREE FELL
ON A POWER LINE. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN
THE PRENTICE AREA. .
0339 PM HEAVY RAIN AITKIN 46.53N 93.71W
06/25/2016 M3.25 INCH AITKIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
.
0330 PM FLASH FLOOD AITKIN 46.53N 93.71W
06/25/2016 AITKIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING OCCURRED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN
THE CITY OF AITKIN INCLUDING 1ST ST. NW.
0315 PM HAIL AITKIN 46.53N 93.71W
06/25/2016 E1.25 INCH AITKIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
.
0224 PM HAIL CROSBY 46.49N 93.96W
06/25/2016 E0.75 INCH CROW WING MN TRAINED SPOTTER
.
0517 AM TSTM WND GST INTERNATIONAL FALLS 48.59N 93.41W
06/25/2016 M52 MPH KOOCHICHING MN ASOS
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