Simulated Radar For The Week Ahead
Here's the weather outlook through the end of the week. There might be a few isolated showers and storms through the week ahead, but it won't be too widespread or significant close to home. The weather outlook through the week ahead looks mostly hot and dry.
Extended Precipitation Outlook
Here's the weather outlook through the week ahead. Other than some rain potential late Saturday, much of the week ahead looks fairly hot and dry. The most unsettled weather will fall north of the international border.
Weather Outlook on Sunday
The weather outlook for Sunday shows temps running well above average for Mid July with readings warming into the 80s and 90s statewide. It'll be a little cooler in the Arrowhead as a cooler, but much of the state will be nearly +5F to +10F above average.
Precipitation So Far This July
Here's how much rain has fallen across the region so far this July. Note that the Twin Cities has seen 0.88", which is tied for the 43rd driest starts to any July on record. Duluth has seen more than 2.00" and several locations across southern Minnesota have seen more than 1" to 2" of rain so far this month.
Minnesota Drought Update
Here's the latest drought update across Minnesota. Thanks to mostly dry weather over the last few weeks, parts of Central Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, are now under moderate drought conditions.
Weather Outlook Sunday
The weather outlook for Minneapolis on Sunday shows temps warming to near 90F under mostly sunny skies. It'll be a very warm & somewhat sticky day with light winds.
Meteograms for Minneapolis
The hourly temps for Minneapolis on Sunday shows temperatures starting around 70F and warming to 90F by the afternoon. Skies will remain mostly sunny with a few clouds through the day.
Extended Temperature Outlook For Minneapolis
The extended temperature outlook for Minneapolis shows well above average temperatures in the Twin Cities metro over the next several days. Temps will be nearly +5F to +10F above average.
Extended Weather Outlook For Minneapolis
The extended weather outlook over the next 7 days shows well above average temperatures over the next several days with minimal precipitation potential
Extended Temperature Outlook For Minneapolis
According to the NBM & ECMWF extended temperature outlook, temps will gradually warm to above average levels over the next few days. The second half of the month looks quite a bit warmer as well.
8 to 14 Day Temperature Outlook
According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 day temperature outlook shows above average temps across much of the Central US, including the Midwest.
8 to 14 Day Precipitation Outlook
According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 Day precipitation outlook shows hot and dry weather in place across much of the Central US and into the Northwest.
Heatwaves Are Stronger and Longer Now
By Paul Douglas
Heatwaves are part of Earth's natural weather cycles, along with floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters. What is unnatural is a doubling of warming greenhouse gases since the dawn of the Industrial Age, mostly from burning fossil fuels.
A warming world is flavoring all weather now: heatwaves are longer and stronger than they would have been otherwise. Symptoms are more obvious, including the United Kingdom's first ever Red Extreme Heat Warning. Parts of the UK may reach 104F by Tuesday, the hottest ever observed. No big deal for Phoenix, but keep in mind most homes in England (and much of Europe) aren't blessed with A/C.
Minnesota sees an extra serving of Dog Days this week. 8 of the next 9 days should be 90+ with a few mid to upper 90s possible in the metro. Probably no records, but with dew points in the 60s to near70 it will feel like 100+. Not much rain in the forecast but I'll keep on looking.
A northwest breeze on Wednesday cools us into the 80s. Yes, our new definition of "cool front" is 80s.
Extended Forecast
SUNDAY: Hot sunshine. Winds: SW 3-8. High: 90.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear and mild. Winds: S 5. Low: 72.
MONDAY: Sizzling sunshine. Feels like 105F. Winds: SW 8-13. High: 97.
TUESDAY: Tropical with a stray T-storm. Winds: SW 10-20. Wake-up: 77. High: 96.
WEDNESDAY: Slight relief. Clouds, PM shower? Winds: NW 15-25. Wake-up: 70. High: 86.
THURSDAY: Sunny and hot again. Winds: NW 8-13. Wake-up: 66. High: 91.
FRIDAY: Swamp Fever. Hot with late thunder. Winds: SW 5-10. Wake-up: 73. High: 95.
SATURDAY: Partly sunny, mostly-hot. Winds: SW 7-12. Wake-up: 76. High: 96.
This Day in Weather History
July 17th
2001: Lightning struck a Minnesota National Guard field training site located in Camp Ripley. Nearly two dozen Marine Corps reservists were sent to hospitals. Most were released after treatment.
1952: 5.20 inches of rain falls in 3 1/2 hours at Moose Lake. Numerous basements flood, and Highway 61 becomes impassable at Willow River.
1934: Frost damages crops across the north with lows of 34 in Baudette and Roseau.
Average High/Low for Minneapolis
July 17th
Average High: 84F (Record: 99F set in 1936)
Average Low: 66F (Record: 52F set in 1937 & 1976)
Record Rainfall: 3.71" set in 1997
Record Snowfall: None
Sunrise/Sunset Times for Minneapolis
July 17th
Sunrise: 5:43am
Sunset: 8:55pm
Hours of Daylight: ~15 hours & 11 minutes
Daylight LOST since yesterday: ~ 1 minutes & 43 seconds
Daylight LOST since Winter Solstice (December 21st): ~ 26 minutes
Moon Phase for July 17th at Midnight
2.3 Days Before Last Quarter
National High Temps Sunday
The weather outlook on Sunday shows above average temperatures across much of the Central US
National Weather Outlook
Weather conditions through Monday will be unsettled across parts of the Northeastern US with locally heavy rains. There will also be isolated storms in the Desert Southwest
Extended Precipitation Outlook
According to NOAA's Weather Prediction Center, areas of heavier precipitation will be found in the Desert Southwest and well as parts of the Ohio Valley and Eastern US.
Climate Stories
"Why NASA is sending a dust-scanning spectrometer to the ISS"
"When NASA launched its International Space Station resupply mission Thursday evening, the rocket carried instruments not just to study life in space, or the far-away stars, but to point back toward Earth. Among them is a set of ultra-sensitive light sensors designed to study the properties of swirls of dust in our atmosphere. Atmospheric dust is a powerful, but not fully understood force in Earth's nutrient cycles. Much like how water evaporates, forms clouds, and rains down, dust has its own patterns. Dust is constantly swept up from the world's deserts, and when it settles, it fertilizes the Amazon rainforest, feeds explosions of marine life in the deep ocean, and warms up snow on California's mountains."
See more from Popular Science HERE:
"How Likely Is Bad Weather to Knock Out Your Home Internet?"
"As a native of North Carolina, I've become familiar with frequent summer storms that seemingly come out of nowhere. And while I love opening my windows to indulge in the smell of the rain or curling up with a good book when it's overcast, rainy weather is less than ideal if it's causing an internet outage. It's true that extreme weather conditions like torrential rain, high wind speeds, wintry conditions and even heavy cloud coverage can interfere with your internet service, depending on the type of internet connection you have. Satellite internet is the most vulnerable to service disruptions due to weather, but those with a fixed wireless or 5G home internet connection may experience weather-related internet issues as well. Cable, DSL and fiber internet connections are far more reliable. However, a particularly bad storm with the potential to knock out the electricity — like a hurricane — could affect the internet in your area and in your home."
How Heat Waves Are Messing Up Your Sleep
"The downside of hot summer days are hot summer nights. When the temperature doesn't drop below 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) at night—as is currently the case in many parts of Europe and North America—we become restless. We toss and turn in bed for hours, find it difficult to fall asleep, and feel groggy the next day. Sound familiar? This has mainly to do with how closely sleep and the body's temperature regulation are linked. Our internal temperature, which is normally around 37 degrees Celsius, naturally drops a little at night to make us fall asleep. About 1 degree of heat is redistributed from the core of the body to the hands and feet, which have large surface areas and specialized blood vessels to allow this heat to dissipate. The hormone melatonin plays an important role in this: When it's dark, melatonin is secreted from the pineal gland in the brain and serves as a timer for our internal clock. It widens the blood vessels in the hands and feet to allow the body to rid itself of heat faster and help us nod off."
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