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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Sven Sundgaard

Sunshine returns with steamier conditions by Wednesday and potentially strong storms

Temperatures will be trending hotter by week’s end

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Forecast highs Tuesday
National Weather Service

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The sun is back for Tuesday along with more seasonable temperatures. Wednesday will be warmer, windy and more humid south ahead of a cold front which will touch off strong storms late in the day and overnight.

Sunshine Tuesday with storms possible late Wednesday

The sun is back for Tuesday and much of Wednesday, though it will be filtered some by high clouds Tuesday afternoon and at times Wednesday.

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Forecast cloud cover 6 a.m. Tuesday through 1 p.m. Wednesday
College of DuPage Weather

High temperatures Tuesday will be in the upper 70s and low 80s south with some mid 80s in northwest Minnesota. Wednesday will be warmer with some spots near 90 in southern Minnesota ahead of a cool front.

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Forecast highs Wednesday
National Weather Service

It will also become quite windy Wednesday ahead of that front. 15-25 mph winds with gusts over 35 mph are possible from the southwest. Dew points will also increase into the muggy 60s to near 70 degrees at times.

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Forecast winds 6 a.m. Wednesday through 9 p.m.
College of DuPage Weather

Storms will develop ahead of that cool front late Wednesday in northern Minnesota and spread into eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin through the evening and overnight Wednesday night.

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Forecast precipitation 10 a.m. Wednesday through 2 a.m. Thursday
College of DuPage Weather

There’s a slight risk of severe weather (level 2 out of 5) for Wednesday evening and overnight with those storms. The primary threats will be damaging winds and large hail.

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Severe weather outlook for late Wednesday
Iowa State University via National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center

A heat wave is taking shape

It will be cooler behind the front briefly on Thursday with highs mainly in the 70s and dew points dropping back into the comfortable 50s.

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Forecast highs Thursday
National Weather Service

Friday will see temperatures warm back into the 80s and then the heat really takes off for the weekend into early next week. An upper level ridge, or heat dome will develop over the central U.S. creating the potential for several days of heat.

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Upper level pattern developing by the weekend: an upper level ridge of high pressure / heat dome
European Centre for Medium range Weather Forecasting via pivotal weather

Saturday will be the first of potentially several days of 90 degree-plus temperatures into early next week.

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Forecast highs Saturday
National Weather Service