Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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806 FXUS63 KMPX 071930 AFDMPX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 230 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Chances for diurnally-driven showers and storms continue for the next few days. - Temperatures will gradually warm through the period with decent chances at the year`s first 90 at MSP next weekend. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 230 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024 Isolated thundershowers are present over northwest WI early this afternoon ahead of an upper-level trough axis that continues to plague the Upper Midwest. CAMs suggest additional isolated showers and storms will be possible later this afternoon in western WI and also western MN. With modest instability and poor bulk shear, any thunderstorms should be short-lived, but perhaps a few isolated instances of pea-size hail can be produced within the stronger cores. The activity will slowly push east but should quickly die off after sunset. Tonight`s lows are forecast in the upper 50s to lower 60s. The forecast can basically be copy/pasted Monday thru Wednesday as the aforementioned upper-level trough takes its time exiting to our east. Expect partly to mostly sunny skies with chances for isolated afternoon/early evening showers and storms, mainly over eastern MN and western WI. Highs will be in the upper 70s to lower 80s with light winds. The trough looks to finally move far enough east Thursday to effectively end precip chances through the end of the week. Meanwhile, an upper-level ridge that will have moved over the western CONUS early this week should continue east of the Rockies after Wednesday. NBM guidance favors our temperatures to gradually trend upwards by next weekend as the low-level thermal ridging advects east, propping heights aloft. A major heatwave is not expected at this time but some highs in the low 90s seem like a good possibility next weekend. Summer may be finally realizing that it is actually summer. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/... Issued at 1230 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024 Winds remain fairly weak as they transition to the west. Scattered diurnal showers and storms are expected again this afternoon, but the area of impact will be farther east than yesterday in east MN and west WI. The primary time period will span roughly 22-03z, after which point anything left should break up and weaken. KMSP...Added PROB30 for scattered storms this afternoon into evening. Models were fairly good at capturing diurnal convection yesterday and today is a similar setup. /OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/ MON...VFR, chc PM -TSRA. Wind W 5kts. TUE...VFR, chc PM -TSRA. Wind NW 5kts. WED...VFR, chc PM -TSRA. Wind NE 5kts. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...None. WI...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...CTG AVIATION...PV