Wednesday brings breezy conditions to the Twin Cities, the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area in Minnesota, with scattered clouds and comfortable temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s.1
Winds will increase through the afternoon as a weak cold front moves through the area.1
What's changing in the Twin Cities
Tropical moisture is clearing out of Minnesota on Wednesday, making for a more comfortable day than recent stretches.
Highs across the region are expected widely in the 70s, with the Twin Cities metro topping out just shy of 80 degrees.
The dew point is also dropping over the next few days, adding a slight crisp feeling to the air.1
Humidity drops, comfort returns
The combination of clearing tropical moisture and a lower dew point means Wednesday should feel noticeably less muggy than prior days.1
That relief is expected to be brief.1
What comes after Wednesday
Warmer conditions return by Friday, with storms developing in the evening.1
Some of those storms could turn severe.1
A cooler and quieter weekend is expected to follow, before another round of rain moves through early next week.1
Conditions elsewhere in the country
The National Weather Service reports that sweltering heat is persisting across the South-Central Plains and the Lower and Middle Mississippi Valley this week, with limited nighttime relief.3
Heavy rainfall is also raising the risk of localized flash flooding in parts of the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians.3
Dry and breezy conditions are expected to raise fire weather concerns across the northern Rockies and High Plains.3
Looking ahead
For now, the Twin Cities gets a short window of comfortable air before the pattern turns active again.1
The shift from muggy to crisp, then back to stormy by Friday, is the main story to track this week.1
Check the forecast for your city to stay on top of these swings between comfortable air and returning storms.