Fresh breeze Wednesday; steamy weekend; 4th wettest ‘year’ in Minnesota
We lucked out with the threat for strong storms Tuesday.
Considerable cloud cover kept temperatures in the 70s across most of Minnesota Tuesday. That limited the amount of surface heating available to generate strong thunderstorms. Instead, we saw mostly garden variety showers.
Showers gradually fade overnight across Minnesota. A few spotty showers may pop up Wednesday, but northwest breezes blow in less humid air by Wednesday night.
Thursday brings the sunniest and most comfortable day this week. Then a steamy air mass with dew points in the 70s pushes back Friday into the weekend.
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Dew points in the mid to upper 70s anyone?
Ugh.
Our free weekend sauna features highs in the upper 80s to near 90.
4th wettest 'year' on record in Minnesota
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Bolts from the blue
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