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Minnesota Weather: Cooler Temps To Start The Week
"We get a break from the oppressive heat and humidity," states the National Weather Service.
TWIN CITIES, MN — Expect cooler weather through the middle of the week. "We get a break from the oppressive heat and humidity through Wednesday before we make a turn back toward tropical weather next weekend," the National Weather Service stated.
Here's the NWS weather forecast for the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area:
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
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