Hot & Very Humid then Strong T-Storms Thursday evening into Friday.
Meteorologist Jonathan Yuhas
Early morning T-Storms brought ½” to 2” of Rain in the Twin Cities with some spots in Scott County picking up +3” amounts of Rain. Twin Cities now done with the T-Storms Today but T-Storms with Heavy Rain and High Wind Potential will be back in the Twin Cities Thursday evening into Friday morning and some areas could see +2” of Rain along with a Large Hail and Damaging Wind Threat. The Risk for Severe T-Storms in Minnesota Today and Tonight will be in far northern Minnesota along a line from Moorhead to Duluth and points north including Hibbing, International Falls and Bemidji.
Scattered T-Storms will linger through Friday into Saturday with Severe T-Storms possible Friday afternoon in the Twin Cities and south and southeast into Iowa and Wisconsin. Sunday will bring Cooler temperatures in the 80s and Lower Humidity.
TODAY:
Hazy Sunshine, Hot and Very Humid. FORECAST FIRST ALERT WEATHER ( HEAT & HIGH HUMIDITY ) .
HIGH: 97 Degrees. ( Heat Index 100 to 105 Degrees ) – Record High 100 set in 1955.
Wind: Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.
TONIGHT: FORECAST FIRST ALERT WEATHER ( HEAT & HIGH HUMIDITY ).
Clear Skies and Very Humid.
LOW: 78 Degrees. ( Heat Index low 80s ).
Wind: South at 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY: FORECAST FIRST ALERT WEATHER ( HEAT & HIGH HUMIDITY & SEVERE T-STORMS THURSDAY EVENING ) .
Hazy Sunshine, Hot and Humid.
HIGH: 100 Degrees. ( Heat Index 102 to 106 Degrees ) – Record High 104 set in 1931.
Wind: Southwest at 5 to 15 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT:
LOW: 74 Degrees. ( Strong to Severe T-Storms possible after 9 p.m. )
TWIN CITIES METRO OUTLOOK:
FRIDAY………………………..89 / 69 Hazy, Hot & Humid with Scattered T-Storms & some could be Severe. Chance for Scattered T-Storms is 70%. – Record High 100 set in 1955
SATURDAY…………………..86 / 66 Partly Cloudy with Isolated T-Storms. Chance for T-Storms is 20%.
SUNDAY………………………84 / 65 Sunny, Cooler & Less Humid.
MONDAY………………….…85 / 66 Spotty T-Storms otherwise Partly Cloudy. Chance for Spotty T-Storms is 40%.
TUESDAY……………………..88 / 70 Partly Cloudy.
The average low and high for the extended period is 65 and 83
JONATHAN YUHAS