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MN Weather: Heat Wave Starts This Weekend
After a brief hiatus, the dog days of summer will return at the beginning of August.
TWIN CITIES, MN — The fall-like weather featured in the final week of July will quickly turn back to hot summer weather. The high Saturday will jump to 90 degrees in the Twin Cities metro area.
The high will approach 100 degrees by Wednesday.
Here's the full NWS forecast from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport:
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Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
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Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 85. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.
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