Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Southern Minnesota sees muggy dew points and near-record temperatures Tuesday. Highs will be in the upper 80s to near 90 for some. Thunderstorms are possible late Tuesday afternoon into the evening. Wednesday will be much cooler.

Hot, humid Tuesday with storms possible later

The record high temperature for the Twin Cities Tuesday is 91 degrees set back in 1931. We’ll be rather close to it. 

The odds of hitting 90 this late in the season are at about 2 percent, so it does happen, but infrequently. Four weeks ago, the odds of hitting 90 were 5.5 times greater than now.

Tuesday’s high temperatures definitely have the fingerprints of climate change. Climate Central’s climate shift index is at a 3 (out of 5) for much of southern Minnesota Tuesday. 

Combined with the heat Tuesday in southern Minnesota, there will be muggy dew points.

Northwestern Minnesota will already experience cooler temperatures this afternoon as a front slides south and southeast. That front will touch off a few thunderstorms across east-central Minnesota into western Wisconsin.

Some storms could be strong to severe. A marginal risk (level 1 out of 5) of severe weather is forecast for the Twin Cities with a slight risk (level 2 out of 5) for western Wisconsin.

Temperatures will be much cooler Wednesday through Friday. Highs will be mainly in the 60s south and just 50s north.

We’ll see rain showers develop Friday into the night from west to east. Temperatures will be a bit warmer Saturday with low 70s returning to much of southern Minnesota.

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Southern Minnesota sees muggy dew points and near-record temperatures Tuesday. Highs will be in the upper 80s to near 90 for some. Thunderstorms are possible late Tuesday afternoon into the evening. Wednesday will be much cooler.


Muggy dew points and near-record temperatures for southern Minnesota Tuesday. Highs will be in the upper 80s to near 90 for some. Thunderstorms are possible late Tuesday afternoon into the evening. Wednesday will be much cooler.

Hot Tuesday with isolated storms; temps drop Wednesday

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