"Heat indices will climb to 100 to 105 degrees Tuesday afternoon across west central, southwest, south central, and parts of east central Minnesota, including the Twin Cities Metro area. Drink plenty of water and take frequent breaks inside of an air-conditioned building. Those engaging in strenuous outdoor activities will be at greater risk for heat illness."

"Severe thunderstorms will once again be possible along a cold front Tuesday night. Please be aware that most of the severe weather will occur after dark. Check for the latest updates as they become available."

Here's the weather outlook from AM Tuesday to PM Sunday. Another round of showers and storms will be possible PM Tuesday, some of which could be strong to severe. Things quiet down a bit until later in the week when more t-storms bubble up Friday into Saturday.

Here's the extended precipitation outlook through the weekend. Spotty showers and storms will be in place PM Tuesday and again late week/weekend with pockets of heavier rainfall. However, not everyone will see rain, so things will continue to dry out.

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 severe and moderate drought conditions.

The weather outlook for Tuesday shows temps warming into the 80s and 90s across much of the state, which will be nearly +10F to +15F above average. Some locations will be near record levels for early August, like Sioux Falls, SD, where they could hit 101F!

The weather outlook for Minneapolis on Tuesday will be a hot one with temps warming into the mid 90s, which will be nearly +10F to +15F above average with lots of sunshine.

The extended temperature outlook for Minneapolis shows above average temperatures continuing for much of the . The hottest day will be Tuesday with readings in the mid 90s, which will be nearly +10F to +15F above average, but there could be several days in the 90s through the weekend.

The extended weather outlook over the next 7 days shows at or above average temperatures over the next 5 to 7 days. Minneapolis could once again see highs in the 90s several days over the next several. Note that there have already been 14 days with highs at 90F or warmer. The average number of 90F days or warmer in Minnesota is around 13, so we're already above average.

According to the NBM & ECMWF extended temperature outlook, temps will warm to well above average temps through the first half of August.

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 day temperature outlook shows above average temps for much of the nation with the exception of the Desert Southwest, where monsoon storms will be possible.

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 Day precipitation outlook shows more active weather in place across the Southwest, but drier weather will settle in across the Central US and especially across the Midwest and Great Lakes.

I'm in DC right now visiting family, and locals are complaining about the rain (and swamp-like humidity). While Minnesota slides back into drought, it won't stop raining here. It's green and jungle-like, a reminder of our increasingly all-or-nothing climate. My brother in law wants to get out of here. "I can't take the summers". Pick your poison: suffocating heat in the southern US or challenging winters up north? Personally, I'd rather slap on a few more layers.

A few severe storms are possible by evening after mid-90s today. If you see any rain consider yourself atmospherically-blessed. We dry out Wednesday with slight relief, but the mercury flirts with 90F Friday into early next week. The maps look hot (and generally dry) into at least mid-August. After that it's anyone's guess.

This dry spell will pass. When? No idea.

TUESDAY: Steamy. Severe storms risk. Winds: S 15-25. High: 95.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Chance of showers and storms. Winds: S 5-15. Low: 79.

THURSDAY: Sunny and comfortable. Winds: NE 5-10. Wake-up: 64. High: 84.

FRIDAY: Hot sunshine, breezy. Winds: S 10-20. Wake-up: 66. High: 90.

SATURDAY: Opportunity for T-storms. Winds: SW 10-15. Wake-up: 71. High: 86.

SUNDAY: Sunnier, drier day of the weekend. Winds: N 7-12. Wake-up: 67. High: 88.

MONDAY: Sunny and hot again. Winds: SW 5-10. Wake-up: 66. High: 90.

1831: Unseasonably cool air moves into Minnesota with light frost reported at Ft. Snelling.

August 2nd

Average High: 83F (Record: 99F set in 1988)

Average Low: 65F (Record: 46F set in 1971)

Record Rainfall: 2.69" set in 2006

August 2nd

Sunrise: 6:00am

Sunset: 8:38pm

Hours of Daylight: ~14 hours & 38 minutes

Daylight LOST since yesterday: ~ 2 minutes & 25 seconds

2.2 Days Before First Quarter Moon

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The weather outlook on Tuesday shows well above average temps across the Central US with some record heat possible. Things will finally begin to cool in the Pacific Northwest with falling back to normal levels after the longest heat wave in history for some there.

Weather conditions through midweek look fairly unsettled across the Southwest and Western US with scattered shower and storms in the Southwest through midweek. There will be some storms across the Midwest late Tuesday into Wednesday, some of which could be strong to severe.

According to NOAA's Weather Prediction Center, areas of heavier precipitation will be found from the Desert Southwest. There could also be heavier pockets of rain along and east of the Mississippi River and along the Gulf Coast.

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"We've all seen the doomsday headlines: London experienced its highest-ever recorded temperatures this week. Last month, Yellowstone flooded in a way never seen before. And two of the four hottest recorded days in Salt Lake City history have occurred over the past two summers, including in recent weeks. Regardless of political beliefs around climate change, it's obvious that changes are happening — and somewhat rapidly. We're also still seeing cold days that climate skeptics are using as attempts to disprove climate change — like when outgoing U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe famously brought a snowball to the Senate floor. And while climate activists blamed last year's Texas cold snap on climate change, climate skeptics used the historic cold as an example of how climate change couldn't be real."

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