Sunny and breezy, much less humid

Dew point temperatures Saturday afternoon were in the tropical 70s over much of Minnesota. Dew points will be in the comfortable upper 40s to lower 50s today.

Impress your friends with this weather nugget: there is about half as much water in the air today, compared to yesterday!

Breezy with lots of sun.

A low pressure system just north of the Canadian border will give us a breezy Sunday, and there will be lots of sunshine over most of Minnesota. Some clouds and scattered showers are possible in the far north this afternoon:

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Highs will be in the 80s over central and southern Minnesota, with some 70s over the north:

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I'd call this a fine summer day!

70s return

A cold front moves through tonight, and highs in the 70s will return to southern Minnesota on Monday:

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Much of northern Minnesota will top out in the 60s tomorrow.

An isolated shower is possible late Monday afternoon or Monday evening, but we'll have a better chance of rain in the Twin Cities from late Wednesday night into Thursday.

Saturday storm recap

Severe thunderstorms moved across parts of central and northeastern Minnesota Saturday afternoon and evening, with numerous reports of wind damage and some large hail reports. Severe thunderstorms also clipped the northern portion of the Twin Cities metro area.

Here are some severe weather reports, courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

914 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...

..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

..REMARKS..

0658 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RICE LAKE               45.50N 91.74W

06/25/2016                   BARRON             WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

ONE AND ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES

SEVERED .

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BLAINE                  45.17N 93.21W

06/25/2016                   ANOKA              MN   STORM CHASER

THREE LARGE TREES SNAPPED OFF ABOUT 15 FEET

OFF THE GROUND. OCCURRED NEAR JEFFERSON AND

125TH AVE.

0605 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 ENE BRANCH            45.56N 92.83W

06/25/2016  M56 MPH          CHISAGO            MN   PUBLIC

RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ISANTI                  45.49N 93.25W

06/25/2016                   ISANTI             MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

MANY TREES DOWN ACROSS CITY.

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S CAMBRIDGE           45.55N 93.23W

06/25/2016                   ISANTI             MN   PUBLIC

POWER OUT ACROSS PORTION OF CITY. NUMEROUS

TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY.

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EAST BETHEL             45.34N 93.20W

06/25/2016                   ANOKA              MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLED.

ADDITIONAL SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES

DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN HALF OF COUNTY. .

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW HARRIS            45.56N 93.00W

06/25/2016                   CHISAGO            MN   911 CALL CENTER

FALCON DRIVE AT 425TH ST. WAS BLOCKED BY A

COUPLE OF DOWNED TREES.

0600 PM     HAIL             1 SSE CAMBRIDGE         45.55N 93.22W

06/25/2016  M0.50 INCH       ISANTI             MN   STORM CHASER

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0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ELK RIVER               45.33N 93.57W

06/25/2016                   SHERBURNE          MN   PUBLIC

PICTURE OF A LARGE TREE DOWN IN ELK RIVER

RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE SARTELL           45.67N 94.17W

06/25/2016                   BENTON             MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

A FEW TREES DOWN.

0400 PM     HAIL             MELROSE                 45.68N 94.81W

06/25/2016  M0.75 INCH       STEARNS            MN   AMATEUR RADIO

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0355 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LITTLE FALLS            45.98N 94.36W

06/25/2016                   MORRISON           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

TREE TOPPLED ACROSS ROAD.

0341 PM     HAIL             1 W SWANVILLE           45.91N 94.65W

06/25/2016  M2.00 INCH       TODD               MN   STORM CHASER

The following severe weather and heavy rainfall reports from Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin were compiled by the Duluth office of the National Weather Service:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN

1205 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...

..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

..REMARKS..

1040 PM     HEAVY RAIN       PHILLIPS                45.70N 90.40W

06/25/2016  M4.42 INCH       PRICE              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS AND 20

MINUTES. LIGHTLY RAINING AT THE TIME OF THE

OBSERVATION.

0901 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PHILLIPS                45.69N 90.40W

06/25/2016                   PRICE              WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

REPORT OF A MANHOLE LIFTED FROM WATER ON

DEPOT ROAD IN PHILLIPS.

0841 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNW BUTTERNUT         46.05N 90.53W

06/25/2016  E1.40 INCH       ASHLAND            WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

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0716 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W NORTHWOODS BEACH    45.91N 91.50W

06/25/2016                   SAWYER             WI   NEWSPAPER

LARGE TREES DOWNED PARTIALLY BLOCKING

HIGHWAY 27 NEAR STONE HILL ROAD. TIME

ESTIMATED BY RADAR. .

0700 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 13 NE SAND BAY          47.08N 90.73W

06/25/2016  M44 MPH          ASHLAND            WI   BUOY

BUOY STATION 12 NE SAND BAY /DISW3/.

0642 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE SHELL LAKE        45.75N 91.91W

06/25/2016                   WASHBURN           WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

A FEW 12 INCH DIAMETER TREES BROKEN

APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET UP. TIME ESTIMATED BY

RADAR.

0640 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SSW BRUNO             46.24N 92.68W

06/25/2016  M3.00 INCH       PINE               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

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0545 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 SW FINLAYSON          46.15N 93.03W

06/25/2016  E2.25 INCH       PINE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

RAIN FELL DURING A 45 MINUTE PERIOD.

0527 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SW FINLAYSON          46.15N 93.03W

06/25/2016                   PINE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

SEVERAL 6-12 INCH ASPEN AND 12 INCH BALSAM

UPROOTED.

0514 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 6 SE DULUTH             46.72N 92.04W

06/25/2016  M39 MPH          ST. LOUIS          MN   AWOS

AWOS STATION SKY HARBOR AIRPORT /DYT/.

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 W FINLAYSON           46.19N 93.06W

06/25/2016                   AITKIN             MN   EMERGENCY MNGR

PHOTOS RECEIVED OF A FEW TREES DOWNED. TIME

ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0508 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 SSW ORR               48.02N 92.85W

06/25/2016  M58 MPH          ST. LOUIS          MN   MESONET

MESONET STATION 3 SW ORR /ORBM5/.

0427 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW MAHTOWA           46.54N 92.66W

06/25/2016                   CARLTON            MN   PUBLIC

THREE 12-INCH DIAMETER MAPLE TREES SNAPPED

APPROX 16 INCHES UP FROM THE BASE. RELAYED

BY DULUTH MEDIA.

0420 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W SAWYER              46.68N 92.74W

06/25/2016                   CARLTON            MN   STORM CHASER

SEVERAL 6 TO 12 INCH DIAMETER TREES BROKEN,

NUMEROUS 3 TO 5 DIAMETER BRANCHES LITTERING

ROAD. ROAD PARTIALLY BLOCKED.

0343 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PRENTICE                45.54N 90.29W

06/25/2016                   PRICE              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

8 INCH DIAMETER PINE TREE DOWNED. TREE FELL

ON A POWER LINE. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN

THE PRENTICE AREA. .

0339 PM     HEAVY RAIN       AITKIN                  46.53N 93.71W

06/25/2016  M3.25 INCH       AITKIN             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

.

0330 PM     FLASH FLOOD      AITKIN                  46.53N 93.71W

06/25/2016                   AITKIN             MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

FLOODING OCCURRED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN

THE CITY OF AITKIN INCLUDING 1ST ST. NW.

0315 PM     HAIL             AITKIN                  46.53N 93.71W

06/25/2016  E1.25 INCH       AITKIN             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

.

0224 PM     HAIL             CROSBY                  46.49N 93.96W

06/25/2016  E0.75 INCH       CROW WING          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

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0517 AM     TSTM WND GST     INTERNATIONAL FALLS     48.59N 93.41W

06/25/2016  M52 MPH          KOOCHICHING        MN   ASOS

Programming note

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