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Isolated showers Friday; strong storms late Sunday

Heating up after some weekend storms

Fri highs 8am
Forecast high temperatures Friday
National Weather Service

Muggy, unstable air will lead to more isolated showers and thunder late Friday. A better chance of storms will move in late Sunday with temperatures heating up late next week.

Muggy air to ease briefly Saturday

Downpours were patchy and isolated Thursday night, as expected. Some places saw as much as 3 to 4 inches and others just miles away saw hundredths of an inch. Rain was still falling in parts of southeastern Minnesota Friday morning.

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Radar estimated rainfall over the past 24 hours
RadarScope

We could see more isolated showers and storms pop up again late Friday afternoon and evening in the Twin Cities and points south.

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Forecast precipitation Friday into Friday evening
College of DuPage

An area of high pressure will move over the Great Lakes Friday night into Saturday and that will help push the muggy air out of eastern and northern Minnesota for a brief period.

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Forecast dew points Friday into Sunday
College of DuPage

The humid air will move right back in Saturday night into Sunday.

Strong storms Sunday, then a heat wave?

Late Saturday will bring some storms to northwestern Minnesota. Late Sunday still looks to bring a more widespread chance of scattered storms into Sunday night.

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Forecast precipitation Sunday into Sunday night
College of DuPage

There’s a slight risk (level 2 out of 5) of severe storms Sunday for much of central and northern Minnesota.

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Severe weather risk forecast for Sunday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center

Beyond the weekend, we’re still looking at heat building in for next week. The models vary on the intensity and timing but we could be in for a string of 90s in parts of southern and western Minnesota late next week into next weekend.

Below are forecast highs from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System computer model, which may be a bit aggressive, but possible.

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Forecast temperatures July 11-18
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather