Hot, dry and windy Friday; toasty weekend ahead
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Hot weather will begin to build into Minnesota on Friday and really crank up for the holiday weekend.
Friday’s high temperatures will be from the 80s across the north to low 90s in the south. The Twin Cities should reach around 90 with abundant sunshine. Gusty winds will increase from the southwest.
Toasty weekend
The weekend is when the heat will really arrive statewide.
Expect high temperatures on Saturday from the upper 80s north to the upper 90s in the south. The Twin Cities should warm to around 94 with a bit more humidity.
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The hottest of the hot weather will come our way for Sunday and Monday. High temperatures should reach the 90s statewide with some spots cracking 100 on Sunday.
Dew points will climb some for the weekend, but this heat wave will not be sultry like the one last week was.
Wildfire risk
The hot temperatures, low dew points, gusty winds and lack of recent rains will create a wildfire danger through the weekend.
Little if any rain is expected the next few days. A few isolated showers are possible Friday and Friday night, mainly north of the Twin Cities. Early this Friday morning a lone shower has been tracking east from northern Anoka County into Chisago County near Stacy and Lindstrom, headed toward Taylors Falls.
Maybe some rain next week
A better chance of rain will come our way around Tuesday into Wednesday as a cold front begins dragging cooler, more comfortable air into the state.