Steamy afternoon, evening thunderstorm chance; storms at times overnight and Saturday
Some strong to severe thunderstorms moved through parts of the Twin Cities metro area Friday morning.
A few spots saw large hail:
Here's a chart of hail sizes that can be used during severe weather:
Thunder chances
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Minnesota could see a few very scattered showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon, with a better chance of occasional showers and thunderstorms into the evening and overnight.
Updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio Network, and updates are also posted on the MPR News live weather blog.
Some on and off thunderstorms are expected across much of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area, Saturday and Saturday evening.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern from this Friday evening through Saturday afternoon:
It’ll rain in some spots that look dry on the loop, but the NAM model illustrates the general rain pattern. The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the strength of the signal that returns to the radar, not to the amount of rain.
Scattered thunderstorms are possible on Sunday, mainly during the afternoon and early evening hours.
Severe weather risk
The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service shows a slight risk of severe weather Friday afternoon, this evening and overnight in parts of west-central Minnesota, with a marginal risk in many other areas:
Slight risk indicates scattered severe thunderstorms are possible, marginal risk indicates isolated severe thunderstorms are possible:
A marginal risk is indicated for most of Minnesota Saturday and Saturday night:
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1245 p.m. update:
These are the updated severe weather outlooks from the NWS Storm Prediction Center.
Friday and Friday night:
Saturday and Saturday night:
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Temperature trends
Most of Minnesota should see highs in the 80s this Friday afternoon, with some 70s in northeastern Minnesota. A few spots in far southwestern Minnesota could touch 90.
Dew point temperatures will rise this afternoon, reaching the upper 60s to around 70 degrees in much of southern and central Minnesota by late afternoon.
High temperatures on Saturday will be mainly in the lower 80s:
The northeast will top out in the 70s.
Highs in the 80s will be widespread on Sunday:
The timing of thunderstorms will affect weekend highs.
Twin Cities high are expected to reach the mid 80s next Monday through Wednesday.
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., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.