Minnesota weather brings relief; Pacific hurricane expected to weaken
A cool front moved through Minnesota in the past 18 hours lowering the dew points and ushering in a refreshing change in air masses.
At 11 a.m. Monday, temperatures ranged from a cool 55 at Thief River Falls to 79 in Winona, in southeast Minnesota.
Cloud cover will likely inhibit a climb in temperatures in northwest Minnesota this afternoon.
Meanwhile, the heat is on in parts of Missouri and Illinois. St. Louis topped out at 98 degrees Sunday, with a heat index of 108. Stifling conditions continue today.
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At 11 a.m. Monday, it was already 92 degrees with a heat index of 102 in St. Louis.
Two tropical storms are of interest, but neither appears to pose a threat to the U.S. mainland.
You can monitor the tropical weather at the National Hurricane Center as it tracks Cristobal and Marie.
Hurricane Marie, in the eastern Pacific, is forecast to weaken as it tracks northwest. Hurricane Marie is a a major, category 4 hurricane, with sustained winds of 145 mph this morning.
