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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR MINNESOTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
515 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE TWIN CITIES AND AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

IT WAS MAINLY CLEAR ACROSS MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT. AN EXCEPTION WAS
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST WHERE CLOUDINESS INCREASED AHEAD OF AN AREA OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH DAKOTA.

THERE WAS QUITE AN EXTREME IN TEMPERATURES AT 5 AM THIS MORNING.
READINGS RANGED FROM JUST BELOW FREEZING IN THE ARROWHEAD TO THE
UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S ACROSS FAR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS OF THE
STATE.

THE DAY AHEAD WILL BE HOT ACROSS THE SOUTH WITH VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST. TEMPERATURES THIS
AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO REACH AROUND 90 TO THE MIDDLE 90S ACROSS
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... WITH A RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH IN THE TWIN
CITIES.

IT WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE NORTH AND THERE IS A CHANCE OF A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. HIGHS ACROSS THE NORTH WILL
BE IN THE MIDDLE 70S TO MIDDLE 80S.

AS A RESULT OF THE STRONG INFLUX OF HEAT IN THE SOUTH... A HEAT
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE TWIN CITIES AND AREAS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. THIS WILL BE A DRASTIC CHANGE FROM THE COOL WEATHER
EXPERIENCED SO FAR THIS SPRING. ALSO... LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG
WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAT AND PEOPLE MAY BECOME QUICKLY
DEHYDRATED AS A RESULT.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS... AND A WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. IF STORMS DO
DEVELOP... A SEVERE STORM CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.

IT WILL BE MAINLY CLEAR ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE
MIDDLE 40S TO MIDDLE 50S. WEDNESDAY WILL FEATURE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE
ALONG WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S.

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RAH