Soggy Father's Day - Longest Daylight Of The Year

Unlike the nice weather we had Saturday, Father's Day Sunday will be a wet one across the region. Rounds of showers with occasional thunderstorms are expected, especially through the morning and midday hours, and could put a damper on any outdoor activities you may have planned.

Here's a forecast loop showing the showers and potential thunderstorms moving through the state Saturday Night through Sunday.

So we will see those rain chances throughout the day across the state. Highs will range from the 60s up north to the low 80s across southern Minnesota.

A few of the storms could be on the strong side, and due to that, a Marginal Risk of severe weather (threat level 1 of 5) is in place across southern Minnesota up to the metro. Large hail and damaging winds are the main threats, but a tornado or two can't be ruled out across far southern Minnesota.

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Behind the system, on Monday it's going to feel more like fall vs. summer as temperatures statewide will be stuck in the 50s and 60s under mainly cloudy skies with windy conditions.

Wind gusts on Monday will be in the 20-30 mph range across the state out of the northwest.

Temperatures will start to quickly rebound toward the middle of the week after our chilly Monday, and there's a chance we could see some 90s return across southern and central Minnesota as we head toward Thursday.

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It has still been a very warm first two-thirds of June in the Twin Cities, with an average temperature through Friday that was 11.8F degrees above average. This was easily the warmest first 18 days of June, the previous being 75.5F in 1933.

We have already recorded 11 days this year with a high at or above 90F. The 1991-2020 30-year average is 13. All 11 of those days have occurred this month, and we are currently tied for the 5th most on record during the month of June.

Seven of those 11 days have been at or above 95F. This is the second-most that have occurred in June - the most was 10 in 1933. The most for an entire year was 19 in 1988 and 1931.

Soggy Father's Day - Longest Daylight Of The Year
By D.J. Kayser, filling in for Paul Douglas

Happy Father's Day to those celebrating today, maybe with a new tie, tool for the tool box, or the handyman's secret weapon - duct tape! No bad dad jokes here, just some past Father's Day weather facts. The warmest Father's Day was back in 1988 at 98F; the wettest was when 2.16" fell in 1935. Last year the Twin Cities saw a high of 84F with a third of an inch of rain.

Unfortunately, it could be a bit soggy for grilling out later today as an area of low pressure moves through the upper Midwest. Highs top off in the 70s today in the Twin Cities. Much cooler and windier weather awaits behind this system on Monday - feeling more like fall than summer!

Speaking of summer, the summer solstice occurs on Sunday at 10:31 PM. Sunday and Monday share the title of the day with the longest daylight of the year with 15 hours, 36 minutes, and 50 seconds of daylight in the Twin Cities. Things only go downhill from here - between now and the end of June we will lose a little over three minutes of daylight. Before you know it, it'll be State Fair time!

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SUNDAY: Soggy Father's Day. Wake up 63. High 76. Chance of precipitation 90%. Wind SW 5-10 mph.

MONDAY: Mainly cloudy. Cool and windy. Wake up 54. High 68. Chance of precipitation 10%. Wind NW 10-20 mph.

TUESDAY: Sunny start. A late day shower? Wake up 52. High 76. Chance of precipitation 20%. Wind SW 5-10 mph.

WEDNESDAY: Sun/cloud mix. Warmer. Wake up 60. High 85. Chance of precipitation 10%. Wind SW 5-10 mph.

THURSDAY: Watching rain chances. Wake up 70. High 88. Chance of precipitation 30%. Wind S 10-15 mph.

SATURDAY: Mix of sun and clouds. Wake up 65. High 84. Chance of precipitation 10%. Wind NW 5-10 mph.

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Minneapolis Weather Almanac And Sun Data
June 20th

*Length Of Day: 15 hours, 36 minutes and 50 seconds
*Daylight GAINED Since Yesterday: ~0 minutes and 3 seconds

*When Do We Have The Most Daylight? June 20th-21st (15 hours, 36 minutes, and 50 seconds)
*When Is The Sunrise At/After 5:30 AM?: June 30th (5:30 AM)
*When Is The Latest Sunset Of The Year?: June 19th-July 2nd (9:03 PM)

This Day in Weather History
June 20th

1992: Abnormally cold conditions occur across the north. Temperatures drop to 26 at Embarrass, MN and Hayward, WI, but the cold spot is 24 at Brimson, MN.

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While showers and thunderstorms will be possible from the Rockies eastward on Father's Day Sunday, there will be two big stories we're talking about. First, Claudette will continue to move across the Southeastern United States, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds, and the threat of some tornadoes. Across portions of the upper Midwest, there will be the threat of severe weather.

The track of Claudette continues to bring it across the Southeast into the Mid-Atlantic before exiting into the Atlantic Ocean Monday. While some additional weakening is possible, it is then expected to strengthen some across the Carolinas Sunday Night into Monday and could once again become a tropical storm.

The heaviest rain over the next few days will fall across the Southeast courtesy of Claudette, where some areas may pick up an additional 3-6"+ of rain.

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- D.J. Kayser