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A windy, sun-splashed Sunday; wind advisory western Minnesota

Temps rebound today

Our average Twin Cities high temperature on June 14 is 79 degrees. Metro area highs are expected to reach the mid to upper 70s this Sunday afternoon. Highs in the 70s will be spread across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, but southwestern and south-central Minnesota will reach the 80s:

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Sunday forecast highs
National Weather Service

Areas near Lake Superior will only reach the 60s.

Sunday dew points will be comfortable in most locations; in the 30s and 40s:

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Sunday 1 p.m. forecast dew points
National Weather Service

Dew points in the 50s will creep into southwestern Minnesota and parts of central Minnesota.

Wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph are possible in many areas Sunday afternoon, and far western Minnesota could see gusts closer to 45 mph. A wind advisory runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday for west-central Minnesota and until 10 p.m. for northwestern Minnesota counties adjacent to the Red River:

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Sunday wind advisory and peak winds
National Weather Service

Here are details of the west-central Minnesota portion of the wind advisory:

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 315 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020 MNZ041-047-048-055-141800- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0009.200614T1600Z-200615T0200Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Swift- Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, and Benson 315 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Douglas, Stevens, Pope and Swift Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Rain chance late Sunday night

Scattered showers and a few embedded thunderstorms could spread across Minnesota and western Wisconsin late Sunday night and into early Monday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Sunday evening through Monday morning:

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Simulated radar Sunday evening through Monday morning
NOAA, via Tropicaltidbits.com

You can hear updated weather information on the MPR network, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.

Updraft will be updated around 9:45 a.m. with details of the summery warmth that’s expected this week.

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