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Solid Lawn-Mowing Weather This Week: MN Weather
Minnesota is expected to finally get an extended period of dry and cooler summer weather this week.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans can expect more rain with threats of severe storms on Monday. However, we will get an extended period of dry and mild weather days starting Tuesday, according to the latest forecast. It will present good chances to mow the lawn.
"Strong to severe thunderstorms possible this morning across western and central Minnesota. Damaging winds and large hail will the be primary threats," the National Weather Service said Monday.
"This afternoon an additional, but lower, chance for strong to severe thunderstorms to develop again across eastern Minnesota into western Wisconsin, damaging wind gusts are the primary threat, followed by large hail."
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Dry weather is expected Tuesday through Saturday.
Here's the full NWS forecast from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport:
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Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
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