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MN Weather: Chance For Rain And Thunderstorms This Week
Hot weather this week could potentially bring the rain that Minnesota is in desperate need of.
TWIN CITIES, MN — August has more hot weather in store for Minnesota. The good news is that the level of smoke will die down after Tuesday, and there will be several chances for rain this week.
"Temperatures will gradually warm into the weekend," the National Weather Service said. "Highs in the 90s are expected this weekend with an increasing chance for thunderstorms."
Heat & humidity build into the weekend. We'll see highs return to the 90s as Summer-like weather continues into mid August. Our next chance of showers & thunderstorms is on Thursday as a weak cold front moves through.#mnwx #wiwx pic.twitter.com/Z76DLs2rgT
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) August 3, 2021
Here's the full NWS forecast for the Twin Cities metro area:
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Monday: Widespread haze. Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind around 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
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