Quiet weather midweek

Weather: 

It certainly was another hot and muggy day across Minnesota on Monday to start off the work week. We have been dealing with it for the last few days, of course.

Temperatures on Monday climbed into the mid to upper 80s with a few lower 90s found across parts of western and southern Minnesota. However, factoring in the dew points in the upper 60s and lower 70s, it felt more like 90 to 95 degrees across much of central and west central Minnesota.

 

Weather: It certainly was another hot and muggy day across Minnesota on Monday to start off the work week. We have been dealing with it for the last few days, of course.

Temperatures on Monday climbed into the mid to upper 80s with a few lower 90s found across parts of western and southern Minnesota. However, factoring in the dew points in the upper 60s and lower 70s, it felt more like 90 to 95 degrees across much of central and west central Minnesota.

 

With all of that heat and humidity, we knew something had to break and a cold-front arrived by Monday night moving out of North Dakota and South Dakota.

This brought with it some thunderstorms late Monday night into Tuesday. Some of these cells had the potential of being on the strong to severe side for Tuesday across parts of Greater Minnesota.

Once this system exits Minnesota by Tuesday evening, we should have a string of pretty nice days with lower humidity and temperatures in-line for this time of the year.

By the way, a weak tornado did do some damage in Watonwan County on Friday. It touched down about 6.5 miles south of
St. James. There were reports of damage to a building owned by the Civil Ag Group along with damage to several corn and soybean fields. Thankfully, no injuries are reported.

Keep in mind, there still is plenty of summer left and lots of opportunities for stormy conditions, so keep an eye on the sky.

Have a great rest of the week.

Weather history: On this date in 1917 the ?Äúhottest temperature ever recorded in Minnesota with 114.5 degrees F reported at Beardsley?Äù

Weather fact: Young children and adults over the age of 65 are most ?Äúlikely to experience heat exhaustion or other heat-related illness.?Äù

MN AT A GLANCE:

Moorhead Low 62 High 80

Duluth Low 63 High 82

Central Minn. Low 62 High 82

Rochester Low 62 High 86

Minneapolis Low 66 High 85

Marshall Low 64 High 83

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and breezy. High 82 Low 59 Wind: W 10-20->30 mph Prec. None

Monday?Äôs sunrise: 6:00 a.m.

Monday?Äôs sunset: 8:54 p.m.

Normal High: 80

Normal Low: 60

Our weather pattern will be quiet for the midweek through Friday as high pressure will dominate our weather. A fairly weak system at this stage will arrive by Friday night into mainly early Saturday and could bring some scattered showers and possibly a stray thunderstorm. Temperatures will be near average for much of the period.

Thursday: Mostly sunny and warmer. High 85 Low 62 Wind: W 10-15 mph Prec. None

Friday: Partly to mostly sunny, 20-percent chance of a shower or thunderstorm late. High 84 Low 58 Winds: NW 10-15 mph Prec. Trace-.20?Äù

Saturday: Partly cloudy, 20-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly early. High 83 Low 60 Winds: W 10-20 mph Prec. Trace-.20?Äù

Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 80 Low 56 Winds: NW 10-15 mph Prec. None