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Saturday July 5, 2008

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Today's weather and Seven-day forecast
Currently
87°

Mostly Sunny
Sat.
Mostly sunny and warmer
64/87
Sun.
A chance of afternoon storms
65/88
Mon.
Some sun, few storms
64/86
Tue.
Partly cloudy
65/86
Wed.
Hot and sunny
66/89
Thu.
Another sticky day
69/88
Fri.
Borders on hot!
67/89

Winds: S at 19 MPHBarometric pressure: 29.83 in. (Hg)
Sunrise: 5:34 amSunset: 9:02 pm Tomorrow's sunrise: 5:35 am

Last update: Saturday, July 5, 2008 5:15 pm

Growing thunder threat late Saturday night, models print out about .5" of rain Sunday, a few hours of showers/storms

Best chance of Sunday storms: morning hours, again late afternoon and evening (a few may be severe)

1.8" of rain predicted for MSP by late Monday night

Saturday night: Mild and muggy, T-storms rumble in late. Low: 66 Sunday: Less sun, a few T-storms in the area. Less wind than Saturday. SW 5-15 High: 85 Monday: More storms, heaviest late in the day. High: 82


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