Heat advisory Monday afternoon; storms possible Monday and Tuesday
Some storms could become severe, especially Tuesday
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A heat advisory is posted for the Twin Cities for Monday afternoon and evening. Highs will be in the mid-90s south with spotty storms possible later Monday. More widespread storms are possible Tuesday.
Heat advisory Monday
The hottest temperatures of the summer so far are likely Monday afternoon, prompting a heat advisory from 1 p.m. through 7 p.m. for the Twin Cities area. Highs will be in the mid-90s with heat index values in the upper 90s late Monday afternoon.
Dew points will be in the muggy 60s but not as humid as it often can be this time of year.
Temperatures Tuesday will still be hot in southern Minnesota for the Fourth of July holiday.
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Monday will mark the 13th time we’ve hit 90 degrees or higher and Tuesday could make fourteen. The normal value for an entire year is 13 in the Twin Cities.
Thunderstorm chances, possible severe weather
Isolated to spotty storms will be possible late Monday afternoon and evening with storms moving out of South Dakota into western Minnesota also late Monday evening. More storms will develop Tuesday ahead of a cold front across central and southern Minnesota.
A slight risk of severe storms is possible in west central Minnesota with a marginal risk for much of the rest of central Minnesota Monday.
The slight risk (level 2 out of 5) of severe weather expands across much of central and southern Minnesota into western Wisconsin Tuesday.
Many areas could get significant rainfall over the next couple days with locally very heavy rainfall possible in some thunderstorms.
Behind the cold front, temperatures will drop Wednesday and Thursday with highs just in the 60s in northern Minnesota to upper 70s in southern Minnesota.
