Morning And Late Day Storms Sunday - Drier Work Week

Forecast loop from 7 PM Saturday to 7 AM Sunday

If you're reading this Saturday evening, note that we will be watching the threat of showers and thunderstorms through Saturday night across portions of eastern and southern Minnesota. A few of these could be on the strong side and also contain heavier rainfall.

Due to the severe weather threat Saturday evening/night, a Slight Risk of severe weather is in place across southern Minnesota - including portions of the Twin Cities metro. Hail and wind are the greatest threats. A tornado or two can't be ruled out, mainly across parts of central Minnesota.

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Forecast loop from 4 PM Sunday to 1 AM Monday

While some non-severe showers and storms will continue across parts of southeastern Minnesota Sunday morning, another round of strong storms will be possible as a cold front moves across the state during the afternoon and evening hours.

Due to that line of storms expected to move across the state on Sunday, a good part of the state is under some sort of a severe weather threat, including a large Slight Risk stretching from the Canadian border south to almost Iowa. Wind and hail will be the greatest threats.

As we take a closer look at the Twin Cities, we'll watch some of those morning showers and thunderstorms during the morning hours, moving out toward the midday hours. Drier weather is expected during the afternoon for a trip out to the State Fair before more storms move in during the late evening hours. Temperatures start off in the upper 60s, climbing to the mid-80s for highs.

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Once we get past our storm chances this weekend, it looks pretty nice as we head through much of next week. A secondary cold front moves through Monday dry (unless you're in northern Minnesota where a few storms are possible), ushering in 70s from Tuesday through Friday with lots of sunshine and lower humidity values. Looking out toward Labor Day weekend, temperatures look to trend into at least the 80s.

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Sunday Puddles Followed By A Sunny Week
By Paul Douglas

With the metro mired in moderate to severe drought I will not gripe about Sunday showers and T-storms. Skies may brighten a bit this afternoon, and a cool frontal passage flushes drier, sunnier, more comfortable air into Minnesota this week with little opportunity for rain after today.

Speaking of rain, 5 separate 1,000-year rain events have struck the US in the last 5 weeks, including Dallas and St. Louis. This, as residents of China and Europe endure relentless heat and drought.

One bright spot: the quietest Atlantic hurricane season since 1982. Odds are that won't last.

What would the Minnesota State Fair be without a stretch of sweaty 90s? Odds favor a Labor Day Weekend heat spike.

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SUNDAY: Showers and T-storms. Wake up 68. High 82. Chance of precipitation 100%. Wind S 10-15 mph.

MONDAY: Sunny, breezy and less humid. Wake up 65. High 80. Chance of precipitation 10%. Wind W 15-25 mph.

TUESDAY: Sunny and pleasant. Wake up 63. High 81. Chance of precipitation 0%. Wind NW 8-13 mph.

WEDNESDAY: Blue sky, warming up. Wake up 65. High 85. Chance of precipitation 0%. Wind NW 5-10 mph.

THURSDAY: Sunny, getting sticky out there. Wake up 68. High 87. Chance of precipitation 0%. Wind S 10-20 mph.

SATURDAY: Sweat-on-a-Stick. Hot sunshine. Wake up 71. High 90. Chance of precipitation 10%. Wind S 8-13 mph.

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Minneapolis Weather Almanac And Sun Data
August 28th

*Length Of Day: 13 hours, 26 minutes, and 39 seconds
*Daylight LOST Since Yesterday: 2 minutes and 58 seconds

*When Do We Drop Below 13 Hours Of Daylight?: September 6 (12 hours, 59 minutes, 29 seconds)
*When Does The Sun Start Rising At/After 7 AM?: September 22nd (7:00 AM)
*When Does The Sun Start Setting At/Before 7 PM?: September 27th (7:00 PM)

This Day in Weather History
August 28th

1989: Baseball-sized hail pummels Pequot Lakes.

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The main focus for showers and storms on Sunday will be in portions of the central United States as an area of low pressure and a couple of frontal boundaries move through the region. Some storms will continue to be possible in the Southeast, but the monsoon has waned a bit in the Southwest.

Two areas of heavier rain are expected through Monday across the lower 48. One of those is in the upper Midwest, where rainfall amounts of over 3" are possible. Some rainfall tallies of at least 1-3" will also be possible across Florida.

Artemis 1 will carry a space weather cubesat to study solar wind

More from Space.com: "NASA's upcoming Artemis 1 mission may be focused on the moon, but at least one of its payloads will turn its focus instead to the sun. Hitching a ride on NASA's Artemis 1 is a CubeSat weather station destined to orbit the sun in interplanetary space. The CubeSat to study Solar Particles (CuSP) is a six-unit (6U) cubesat designed by the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) in San Antonio that will study the onslaught of solar radiation headed for Earth, otherwise known as solar wind."

Russia burns off gas as Europe's energy bills rocket

More from the BBC: "As Europe's energy costs skyrocket, Russia is burning off large amounts of natural gas, according to analysis shared with BBC News. They say the plant, near the border with Finland, is burning an estimated $10m (£8.4m) worth of gas every day. Experts say the gas would previously have been exported to Germany. Germany's ambassador to the UK told BBC News that Russia was burning the gas because "they couldn't sell it elsewhere". Scientists are concerned about the large volumes of carbon dioxide and soot it is creating, which could exacerbate the melting of Arctic ice."

To adapt to climate change, New York town considers a retreat from the beach

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- D.J. Kayser