A muggy Saturday with scattered thunderstorms
It'll feel very summery this Saturday in central and southern Minnesota, with dew point temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s and high temps in the upper 80s to around 90 degrees.
Scattered thunderstorms are expected Saturday afternoon and evening over eastern Minnesota and into Wisconsin, and some of those thunderstorms could become severe.
The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service shows a slight risk of severe weather Saturday and Saturday night for northeastern and southeastern Minnesota, as well as western Wisconsin.
The remainder of eastern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area, is in the marginal risk category:
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Marginal risk indicates that an isolated severe thunderstorm is possible.
Slight risk indicates a higher chance of severe weather than marginal risk:
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Midday update:
The updated severe weather outlook from the Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service shows a marginal risk of severe weather Saturday afternoon and Saturday night for most of eastern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area.
There is a slight risk of severe weather over much of Wisconsin:
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Stay sky aware this afternoon and evening, and make sure that you have a way to receive warnings.
Updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio Network, and you can read about any watches and warnings in the MPR news live weather blog.
Temperature trends
Dew point temperatures will be much lower on Sunday, so it won't feel as muggy.
Highs will be in the 80s in central and southern Minnesota on Sunday, with some 70s north:
Twin Cities metro area highs are expected to be in the upper 70s to around 80 during this coming week.
First 90
The official high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 90 degrees on Friday, so we tallied our first official 90 degree reading of 2017 in the Twin Cities:
In the Twin Cities metro area, we have an average of 11 days per year with a high temp of 90 degrees or higher.
Programming note
You can hear my live weather updates on Minnesota Public radio at 7:49 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and at 7:35 a.m. and 9:35 a.m. each Saturday and Sunday.