Weather perfection

This is how you draw it up Minnesota.

The best weather on the planet glides over Minnesota these days. If sunshine and highs in the 80s is your thing, you've come to the right place.

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Lazy high pressure drifts overhead the next few days. Today's westerly breezes wont rival the howling gusts we saw yesterday as the pressure gradient over Minnesota relaxes.

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NOAA

The next week looks simply spectacular. The only real chance of rain Saturday night into Sunday morning?

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Weatherspark

It's been wet in the metro in July. Northeast Minnesota has seen a drier pattern this month.

A week ago the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Global Forecast System model suggested a possible early August hot spell.

The GFS has performed well in past events but this one looks like it was weather fantasy. The latest trends suggest a cooler than average mid-August.

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Place your bets.