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MN Weather: Heat Index Will Approach 100
Minnesota's "hot and hazy" weather will continue this week, and our severe drought conditions will only worsen.
TWIN CITIES, MN — Drought conditions will only worsen in Minnesota if the current weather forecast holds. Weather will be "hot and hazy," according to the National Weather Service.
"The hottest days will be Friday/Saturday with afternoon highs in the mid to upper 90s, and heat indices near 100."
Here's the full NWS forecast for the Twin Cities metro area:
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Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Widespread haze after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Widespread haze before 4am. Areas of smoke between 10pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Widespread haze after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Widespread haze before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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