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Beautiful Friday before a more humid and active pattern returns

Rain, thunder return Saturday

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Forecast surface weather conditions Friday morning
National Weather Service

High pressure will make for a beautiful Friday. Showers and thunder return Saturday, followed by hot and humid conditions with more storms into next week.

A nice Friday; unstable weather, muggy air to return

Thanks to high pressure, it will be a beautiful Friday with plenty of sunshine and slightly above-normal temperatures along with light winds. Look for highs to range from the low 80s south to 70s north. 

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Forecast highs Friday
National Weather Service

As more humid air pushes back into the region, it will touch off scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday into Saturday night. That will also keep temperatures mostly in the 70s Saturday.

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Forecast precipitation 7 p.m. Friday through 1 p.m. Sunday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Get ready for steamy air to move in. Dew points will be very muggy Sunday into Tuesday.

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Forecast dew points 1 p.m. Saturday through 7 p.m. Monday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather

It will be downright hot for many heading into Sunday and early next week. Highs will be near 90 degrees across much of southern Minnesota.

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Forecast highs Sunday
National Weather Service

Minnesota will be on the edge of the hot, humid weather for much of next week. That means there will be several storm chances with some possibly strong to severe. 

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Forecast precipitation 7 p.m. Sunday through 7 p.m. Thursday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather

The best chances for severe storms in the next few days will be Monday in western and northern Minnesota. Tuesday could bring further strong to severe weather.

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Severe weather outlooks Saturday through Monday
NOAA Storm Prediction Center

With the active pattern, rainfall will continue to add up around the region. Total rainfall over the next seven days could be greater than 6 inches for some areas in Minnesota.

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Forecast total precipitation over the next 7 days
NOAA Weather Prediction Center