Isolated late-day thunderstorms Monday; heating up this week
Highs could be in the 90s by the weekend
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A couple of late day showers or at thunderstorm is possible Monday. We’ll be warmer Monday but temperatures will heat up more by the end of the week.
Warmer Monday; isolated late day thunderstorm
After a cooler weekend, Monday will be warmer in the low to mid-80s.
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We’ll also have muggier dew points by the afternoon.
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The combination of higher dew points and an upper-level disturbance will create a couple of late day showers or a thunderstorm is possible, mainly in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
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The chance will be relatively isolated with slightly higher chances northeast.
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Here comes the heat again
Tuesday will be a bit cooler with dew points dropping again. We’ll see highs mainly in the 70s with a few low 80s in southern Minnesota.
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By later in the week things are heating up again. The familiar heat dome (upper-level high pressure ridge) is building back into the north central United States for the weekend into early next week.
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By as early as Saturday we could see highs near 90 in southern Minnesota. Some models give us a string of 90-degree temperatures this weekend into early next week.
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