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Summery September lingers until further notice

Temperatures running about 10 degrees warmer than normal this week

NOAA 6 to 10-day temperature outlook
6 to 10-day temperature outlook
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

It's Sept. 10, but August just keeps on going.

Highs in the 80s covered most of Minnesota on Tuesday. We’re riding the northern zone of an air mass that feels more like summer than typical mid-September. Temperatures are in the mid-90s in parts of South Dakota!

Temperatures Tuesday afternoon
Temperatures Tuesday afternoon
Oklahoma Mesonet

Our smoky summerlike sky continues this week. A few spotty showers Tuesday night give way to a mostly dry week. Highs will reach the mid-80s once again across much of Minnesota on Wednesday and Thursday.

Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
NOAA

The normal high this week in the Twin Cities is 75 degrees.

Highs on Friday will also reach the 80s.

Forecast high temperatures Friday
Forecast high temperatures Friday
NOAA

The weekend looks mainly dry and still warm but a few degrees cooler.

Forecast high temperatures Sunday
Forecast high temperatures Sunday
NOAA

Our warmer-than-normal air mass looks likely to hang around into much of next week.

NOAA 6 to 10-day temperature outlook
6 to 10-day temperature outlook.
NOAA