Here's the Weather outlook through Midday Thursday, which shows spotty showers and storms developing during the day Wednesday. Some of the storms could be a little on the vigorous side with locally heavy rainfall.

The extended precipitation forecast through the week ahead shows pockets of heavier rain possible with some of the thunderstorms through the end of the week.

The weather outlook for the Twin Cities on Wednesday, May 31st spotty showers and storms possible in the morning and again in the afternoon. Temps will warm to near 90F with higher humidity values, which will make it feel even hotter.

The hourly temps through the day Wednesday show temps starting in the upper 60s in the morning with a few spotty t-showers. Temps will warm to near 90F by the afternoon with more showers and storms developing during the PM hours. Southerly winds will be breezy with gusts up to 15mph.

Here's the weather outlook across the region for Wednesday. High temps will warm into the upper 80s and lower 90s for many locations, which will be nearly +15F to +20F above average for the last day of May. Isolated t-showers will develop during the afternoon hours with locally heavy rainfall.

Temperatures through the weekend show A/C worthy temps as we approach the 90F mark, which will be nearly +10F to +15F above average. Some of the days could see temps warming into the low/mid 90s!

Dewpoints will remain at more uncomfortable levels through the week with readings in the 60s. The 60F mark tends to be the benchmark, meaning anything above 60F feels uncomfortable, while anything below that doesn't feel too bad.

The NBM extended temperature outlook for Minneapolis shows a string a very warm temps in place through the end of May and into early June. The rest of the week will be quite hot with readings approaching the 90F mark - Uffda!

The large bubble of high pressure that kept our skies quiet over the long holiday weekend has moved east, which has allowed scattered showers and storms to move into the Midwest and closer to the Twin Cities. This warm and unsettled weather pattern will stick around for several more days. Hopefully we'll get some decent precipitation this week.

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14-day temperature outlook shows warmer-than-average temperatures settling in across the Pacific Northwest with cooler than average readings across the Southwestern and Northeastern US.

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 Day precipitation outlook shows more active weather possible across the western half of the nation. We may see drier weather continue in the Midwest/Great Lakes as well.

"What time will I get wet, Paul? Please be specific." My shoulders ache mightily from all this shrugging. Pop-up, hit-or-miss summer T-storms are random, fickle and chaotic. All we can do is predict when conditions will ripe, when the atmosphere will be unstable and irritable. But forecasting when and where a 5-mile wide storm will bubble up days or even hours in advance? Good luck with that.

This reality check is a long way of saying there will be late-day storms into the weekend, but most of the time will be dry. And hot. And sticky. An early taste of July is forthcoming.

A stagnant pattern will hang on into next week with sticky dew points and (if the sun stays out most of the day) highs near 90F. The normal MSP high now is 74F. Back in April, you may have been daydreaming about a stinking hot summer? It's here.

WEDNESDAY: Hot sun, stray T-storm. Winds: S 10-15. High 90.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Isolated showers and storms. Winds: SSE 5-10. Low: 70.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny, sticky. Isolated storm. Winds: S 10-15. High 89.

SATURDAY: Hot sun, very slight risk of thunder. Winds: SE 7-12. Wake-up: 68. High: 90.

SUNDAY: Hazy sunshine, still humid. Winds: SE 7-12. Wake-up: 69. High: 88.

MONDAY: Dog Days. Blue sky. Winds: SE 5-10. Wake-up: 67. High: 90.

TUESDAY: Some sun, T-storms later. Winds: E 7-12. Wake-up: 66. High: 91.

May 31st

1932: A heat wave hits southern Minnesota, with highs of 108 at Campbell, Fairmont, Faribault, and New Ulm.

May 31st

Average High: 74F (Record: 106F set in 1934)

Average Low: 55F (Record: 33F set in 1889)

Record Rainfall: 2.39" set in 1965

May 31st

Sunrise: 5:30am

Sunset: 8:50pm

Hours of Daylight: ~15 hours & 20 minutes

Daylight GAINED since yesterday: +1 Minute & 32 Seconds

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Temperatures on Wednesday will be very mild across the Midwest with highs running above average by nearly +10F to +15F. Meanwhile, folks in the Mid-Atlantic States and along the West Coast will be cooler than average.

The weather outlook on Wednesday will be unsettled across the Plains with a few spotty t-storms, some of which could be strong to severe with locally heavy rainfall.

The weather outlook through Thursday shows spotty showers and storms developing across the Plains and also in the Southeastern US. There could be a few isolated strong to severe storms here and there, but it won't be too widespread.

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