Sylke Boyd

Hit-and-miss rain showers

It's one of those days, when "it rains only on one side of the tracks" in Morris. A small line of showers, aligned from NW to SE, and moving toward SE, has been passing over us for the last couple of hours, and dropped 0.21 inches of rain …
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Twin Cities Metro Area

Ben Kimball : The falls are just a trickle

Today’s weather was perfect for a trip to Minnehaha Park. Partly cloudy skies, slight northwest breeze, and temperatures in the low 80s are perfect conditions for a walk around …
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Northeast Minnesota

Jan Schmid: Ideal summer weather

We've had a few beautiful days lately and it's certainly making up for the cold, cloudy weather we had prior to this. The temps have been in the mid 70's with low humidity and …
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Northwest/central

Lois Danielson : Vacation in Brainerd Lakes Area

As all good things must come to an end, I returned yesterday from a week away up north. One of the more beautiful places to vacation is right here in Minnesota. Every year I …
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Southern Minnesota

Tony Drumm : Roller Coaster

We've seen quite the swings in our weather. From cold and wet to hot to cold again. Today, our last day of the Independence Day weekend, looks like it will be a beautiful …
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WCCO Forecast

Stormy week ahead
Mike Fairbourne, WCCO meteorologist

We are still looking at a wetter pattern over the next several days. We certainly can use the rainfall. The wettest periods appear to be late Monday into Tuesday, and again on Thursday.

Even though we are still forecasting rain, we are backing off on the high temperatures. The rain and clouds will keep temps down the first of the week, then readings close to normal will set in.

The humidity will also increase toward the middle of the week as temperatures approach the seasonal normals.

Wet Weather Leading to Diseased Tomatoes, Other Plants

By Meghan EvansAccuWeather.com

The earliest and most widespread case of a serious plant disease ever in the East is forcing the removal of tomato plants from stores in New York and New England. This infectious disease is called late blight, the same disease that caused the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s. It does occur occasionally in the Northeast, but this year's rainy weather has accelerated the spores' airborne spread. On top of that, infected plants have been widely distributed by big-box retail stores.

Today's weather history: July 6, 2009

Normal high: 83° F

Normal low: 62° F

Normal average: 73° F

Record high: 104° F 1936

Record low: 46° F 1942

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An old-fashioned winter ushered in the year with five straight months of below-normal temperatures statewide, the first such streak since 1979. See our month-by-month review.

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July 6, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 11 A.M. Weather Update
A chance for late afternoon or evening showers Monday, Mike Augustyniak reports (1:00).
July 6, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 7 A.M. Weather Update
There is a slight chance for showers Monday, and temperatures should reach the low 80s, Mike Augustyniak reports (1:00).
July 5, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 9 P.M. Weather Update
Highs in the low 80s with a chance of thunderstorms on Monday, Mike Fairbourne reports (1:00).
July 5, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 4 P.M. Weather Update
Highs near 80 on Monday with a thunderstorm threat, Mike Fairbourne reports (1:00).
July 5, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 11 A.M. Weather Update
Patchy clouds should pop up later in the afternoon, but highs should reach the mid-80s, Ron Trenda reports (0:56).
July 4, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 9 P.M. Weather Update
A chance for showers throughout the upcoming week, Mike Fairbourne reports (1:00).
July 4, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 4 P.M. Weather Update
Mostly clear and 62 Saturday night, Mike Fairbourne reports (1:00).
July 4, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 9 A.M. Weather Report
Partly cloudy and a chance for morning showers Saturday, Mike Fairbourne reports (1:00).
July 3, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 9 P.M. Weather Update
Partly cloudy and a chance for morning showers Saturday, Mike Fairbourne reports (1:00).
July 3, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 6:30 P.M. Weather Update
A chance for isolated showers and thunderstorms Friday night, Mike Fairbourne reports (1:00).