Another beautiful weekend day; Perseid meteor shower tonight
Seasonal temperatures and widespread rain by mid-week
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High pressure will settle in for our Sunday, giving way to another sunny day. Winds are expected to remain light under the high pressure system. High temperatures today work their way into the mid to upper 70s.
Isolated showers possible for southwestern Minnesota
A small disturbance will propagate to our south. We will see gradually increasing cloud cover into late Sunday afternoon, early Sunday night. Very spotty showers are expected to remain south of the Minnesota River Valley. These isolated showers could linger into the pre-dawn hours along the Minnesota/Iowa border.
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Our lows tonight will drop around 60 for the metro area, low to mid 50s north, mid to upper 50s in the south.
Seasonal temperatures return with widespread rain showers
Southerly wind flow will lead to some warming for the Upper Midwest. High temperatures return to the low 80s by Tuesday.
Moisture will be on the rise as well, with 60 degree dewpoints arriving by Tuesday into Wednesday. Some 70 degree dewpoints are possible for southwestern Minnesota.
We will see an active weather pattern Wednesday through Friday. Widespread rain showers and cloud cover to end the work week.
Perseid meteor shower tonight
Tonight is the peak intensity for these showers. The moon will set around midnight, providing dark skies for the shooting star display. Residual cloud cover from an earlier system will be present for central through southern Minnesota. Clear skies to the north will provide a great viewing window for these showers. Happy star gazing!
