Regional Weather View

A dry very hot weather pattern is back in the Upper Midwest for the rest of this week. Hottest temperatures will be in Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois, which will be in the string with highs in the middle to upper 90s for about 4 days in a row. Further north it will not be much cooler Southern South Dakota, Southern Minnesota and Southern Wisconsin will have highs ranging and be in the upper 80s to mid 90s the next 4 days. Across the north, North Dakota, Northern Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin will have the coolest temps, highs will be ranging from the mid 80s to the upper 80s. There will be little chances for rain accept around the cold front. Chances of severe weather are low.

Local and Metro views.

Locally we can expect just a hot, humid, sunny and dry next few days. Every day will feature sunshine, very warm to hot temps, and elevated heat index values in the upper 90s some days. Monday will have highs in the low to mid 90s, with mid 90s being most dominant in river valley cities and urban Rochester Heat index values will be in the upper 90s. Lows Monday will be in the mid to upper 60s. Tuesday will be a bit cooler because of north winds from a passing cool front but not be by much. Highs will be in the upper 80s to 90, heat index values will be around 90. Lows Tuesday will be in the mid to upper 60s. Wednesday will warm back up with highs in the lower to mid 90s, heat index values will be in the upper 90s. Lows will be in the low 70s.

Chance of Thunderstorms Wednesday Night, Thurs & Friday

There is a slight chance of rain this week on Wednesday Night with a passing cool front. The best chance will be overnight Wednesday into the early part of Thursday. Rainfall amounts will be fairly localized, not all areas will see rain  and should not amount to much. The second part of Thursday will likely even return to sunshine Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s and lows in the mid 60s Thursday. Fridays there is another chance of rain, which will increase mostly at night. Expect the chance for thunderstorms Friday Night. It will be sunny during the day with highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s. Severe weather is not expected with any of the storms becuase the chance is low.

Monday, Sunny & Very Hot! Light winds with Highs in the low to mid 90s. Heat index values in the upper 90s. Monday Night, Clear skies, lows in the mid to upper 60s

Tuesday, Sunny & Hot. Highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Tuesday Night, Clear skies lows in the mid to upper 60s

Wednesday, Sunny & Very Hot! Light winds with highs in the low to mid 90s. Wednesday Night, A chance of isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the low to mid 70s

Thursday, A chance of thunderstorms early, then clearing skies. Highs in the mid to upper 80s. Thursday Night, Clear skies lows in the mid to upper 60s.

Friday, A small chance of thunderstorms, otherwise sunny with highs in the mid 80s. Friday Night, A chance of thunderstorms, otherwise cloudy with lows in the upper 60s.

Looking Ahead

 Continuing into Saturday there will be an increasing likelihood for storms. The models shows an impressive weather system and front pushing across the Upper Midwest. Heat rain could be possible in southern Minnesota. It may have to be watched for severe weather threats. Sunday it dries out with highs in the 70s to 80. Monday it warms back up into the mid 80s. Then Tuesday August 7th a cold front sweeps through bringing a chance for storms. Wednesday, Cooler, sunny highs in the 70s to 80. Then for the rest of that week into the weekend, it turns hot with highs approaching 90 for several days. There is a chance for rain every few days during this time. It remains hot through the 17th of August with off and on threats for rain and storms.