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Warming trend: 70s and 80s ahead next week

Thunderstorms and severe weather possible next week.

NOAA GFS temperature forecast
NOAA GFS temperature forecast for Thursday, May 12.
NOAA via pivotal weather

April in Minnesota was basically a second March. Now, it looks like we’ll get about a week of true spring. Then get ready for instant June next week.

Forecast models continue to show a strong warming trend next week. Both the American and Europen models crank out highs in the 70s as soon as Monday.

Forecast high temperatures Monday
Forecast high temperatures Monday.
NOAA

The heat builds as we move through next week. NOAA’s GFS model cranks out temperatures in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees across southern Minnesota next Thursday. The European model has similar numbers.

NOAA GFS temperature forecast
NOAA GFS temperature forecast for Thursday, May 12.
NOAA via pivotal weather

Humid too

This looks like the first time this year Minnesota will be on the receiving end of a full-blown fetch of tropical moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. The European model shows a pool of dew points in the tropical 70s across Minnesota for parts of next week. Here’s the map for next Thursday.

European model (ECMWF) dew point forecast
European model (ECMWF) dew point forecast for Thursday, May 12.
ECMWF via pivotal weather

There’s also a risk of thunderstorms next week. And with this kind of heat and humidity around, severe weather is a possibility.

Stay tuned.