Minnesota Weather: 'Not Good News'

TWIN CITIES, MN — Hot and dry conditions will return for the second half of July. "After we return to above normal temperatures this weekend, these warmer temperatures are favored to continue through the end of the month," the National Weather Service said.

"This combined with few chances for rain over the next week is not good news with a drought across much of Minnesota and part of Wisconsin."

The forecast will only worsen what is already a severe drought for much of the region.

Here's the full NWS forecast for the Twin Cities metro area:

Thursday: Widespread haze before 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Widespread haze between noon and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 62. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.