90s into Thursday.
70-degree dew points will make it feel like 95-100F this afternoon and Wednesday PM.
Heat Advisory posted for the Twin Cities metro.
Slight relief by Friday and Saturday.
3rd wettest January - June period in recorded history (119 years) for Minnesota. Wettest on record for Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois. Details below. Photo credit: Reuters.
July Sizzle
I have a hunch Minnesota's amazing constellation
of lakes will look even better in the years ahead. You may laugh - but
as temperatures warm and winters mellow (a bit) more Americans may
consider a move to The Gopher State.
I often get asked what I would and would not do,
with climate change in mind. Investing in desalination and battery
storage technology is a no-brainer. And snowbirds might want to
reconsider buying that retirement home on the ocean. Buy something 5
blocks inland... and be patient.
In today's weather blog (below) I include a
story about NASA's Grace climate satellite. Data shows that Greenland
& Antarctica are losing 300 billion tons of ice every year; water
pouring into the world's oceans. Sea level rise may accelerate beyond
what models are predicting. Pardon the bad pun, but we really are in
uncharted waters.
Welcome to one of the hotter weeks of summer.
Highs top 90F into Friday. Late week T-storms give way to some relief by
Saturday; models hinting at 95-100F heat again next week.
Take it easy out there the next 48 hours.
Mid-90s, coupled with a dew point near 70F, will make it feel like 100F
later today & during Wednesday's Torchlight Parade.
Think cool thoughts.
TODAY: Hot sun. Winds: South 10. Dew point: 70. High: 92
TUESDAY NIGHT: Clear and warm. Low: 76
WEDNESDAY: Sunny. Feels like 100F by late afternoon. Dew point: 70. High: 95
THURSDAY: Hot & sticky, chance of T-storms. Wake-up: 75. High: 93
FRIDAY: Leftover T-shower early, slight relief with a dip in heat and humidity. Wake-up: 73. High: 88
SATURDAY: Nicer day of the weekend? Partly sunny, less humid. DP: 64. Wake-up: 67. High: 82
MONDAY: Early storms, muggy PM sun. Wake-up: 67. High: near 90
I really appreciate the information on climate change and it's effects on our world. Paul, you are a "fountain of knowledge!" Thank you for these daily weather updates, too.
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