* FORECAST FIRST ALERT TODAY FOR HEAT WITH HIGHS IN UPPER 90s TO 100 DEGREES.

* FORECAST FIRST ALERT TUE. SEP 5. FOR SEVERE T-STORMS AFTER 3pm – TORNADO, DAMGING WINDS, HAIL & HEAVY RAINFALL RISK 3pm TUESDAY TO 11pm TUESDAY.  

The all-time record high for the Twin Cities in September is 104 degrees, which was set on Sept. 10, 1931.  The all-time September record high for the state of Minnesota is 111, which was set on Sept. 11, 1931, in Beardsley, Minn., located in the western part of the state near the border of North Dakota and South Dakota.

Hot statewide this Labor Day with scattered thunderstorms. Some could be severe with hail and damaging winds this evening along a line from International Falls to Marshall and points west into the eastern Dakotas. 

There’s elevated fire danger today all across Minnesota and western Wisconsin due to a combination of hot temperatures, dry vegetation and gusty southwest winds at 10-20 mph.

Scattered thunderstorms Tuesday in the late afternoon and evening in the Twin Cities, and some storms could be severe with tornadoes, damaging winds, hail and heavy rainfall. The risk for thunderstorms on Tuesday will be after 3 p.m. in the Twin Cities.  Scattered showers and cooler conditions on Wednesday with highs in the 70s.

TODAY  LABOR  DAY:  HEAT ADVISORY FOR HOT TEMPS AROUND 100 DEGREES

Hazy Sunshine, Hot, Humid and Breezy.

HIGH: 98 Degrees.  (Heat Index 100 degrees) – Record High 98 Degrees set in 1925.

Wind: Southwest at 10-20 mph.

TONIGHT: 

Clear, Breezy, Muggy and Warm.

LOW:  76 Degrees.

Wind: South at 5-10 mph. 

TUESDAY:  HEAT ADVISORY FOR HOT TEMPS AROUND 94 DEGREES

Hazy Sunshine, Hot, Muggy and Breezy then Scattered T-Storms after 3 p.m. and some could be severe with tornadoes, damaging winds, hail and heavy rainfall.  Chance for scattered thunderstorms after 3 p.m. is 90%.  

HIGH: 91 Degrees. (Heat Index 94 degrees)

Wind: Southwest at 10-20 mph with higher gusts near thunderstorms. 

TUESDAY NIGHT:  

LOW: 65 degrees. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. 

TWIN CITIES METRO OUTLOOK:

WEDNESDAY………………72 / 58  Mainly Cloudy with Scattered Showers mainly in the morning.  Breezy & Much Cooler too  Chance for Scattered Showers  is 90%.

THURSDAY…………………72 / 56 AM Clouds then Partly Cloudy, Breezy & Cool.

FRIDAY……………………….76 / 58  Partly Cloudy.

SATURDAY…………….……78 / 58  Mostly Sunny.  

SUNDAY……………………..75 / 57  Partly Cloudy.

The average low and high for the extended period is 58 and 76 degrees.

JONATHAN YUHAS