Weather perfection today, severe risk tomorrow
My informal, unscientific poll of Minnesotans over a 30-year weather career tells me that 93 percent of us consider this the perfect weather.
Mostly sunny skies
High in the mid 70s
Dew points in the comfy 40s
Light winds
No (few) mosquitoes?
Get out there and enjoy today. Doppler watching will be the primary pass time by tomorrow morning.
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Here's another angle from the Twin Cities National Weather Service.
Two waves of storms appear likely Friday. The first wave could be a severe squall line/bow echo racing east from the Dakotas early tomorrow morning. That line may fade to below severe limits as it approaches the metro.
The second wave should develop in the afternoon, and could be more cellular in nature.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's NAM 4 km model captures the trends.
Just this quick update this morning as I am off to Climate Cast at MPR studios. Join us live at 9:45 am on MPR News stations or check out the podcast here. More on the evolving severe threat later this afternoon.