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Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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818 FXUS63 KMPX 161732 AFDMPX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1232 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Quiet and pleasant the rest of the week with highs in the 70s. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 257 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 A rather quiet night across the Upper MS Valley after a long stretch of active weather. Current observations reveal a rather warm night despite the FROPA yesterday evening. Low temperatures will be in the mid 60s to lower 70s in the Twin Cities. Our pattern will continue the shift toward a much drier and cooler one for the rest of the week. An upper-level trough will dig into the the western Great Lakes. This will support a slight chance for a few showers or sprinkles this afternoon despite limited moisture to work with. On Wednesday, a strong surface high pressure builds into the Upper Midwest with cooler air filtering in with it. This will be the primary driver of the pattern over the next several days that will translate to a nice stretch with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the 70s. That`s not bad for mid-July! Our high pressure shifts east by the end of the work week. This will allow a gradual warm up over the weekend as highs return into the 80s. An impressive upper level ridge over the western CONUS will attempt to build eastward with limited success. An rather amplified flow will result in northward expansion of heights with troughing over easter NOAM. We will find ourselves in the middle that should maintain fairly seasonable temperatures through next weekend. Precipitation chances remain very low through Friday evening before slight chance PoPs return in the NBM. The NBM is likely picking up on a shortwave that will attempt to dig into the Midwest Friday night into Saturday. Ensembles hint at some low QPF potential for next week that would line up with the slight chance PoPs this far our. There isn`t a great deal of moisture to work with given the amped northerly flow aloft so I would not expect a meaningful severe weather potential. GEFS and EPS suggest temperatures will return to the mid to upper 80s for early next week. Moisture remains rather limited, but given the time of year I suspect dew points will still be in the 60s across the region. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 602 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 VFR conditions through the period with SCT cumulus through sunset and a few high clouds. Isolated rain showers are likely across eastern MN & western WI this afternoon but should not pose any impact to vis/cigs. Winds will be northwesterly this afternoon around 10 kts with a few gusts up to 20 kts. Speeds diminish towards sunset with winds becoming more northerly tomorrow morning & speeds increasing to 10-20 kts by the end of the period. KMSP...No additional concerns. /OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/ THU...VFR. Wind SW 5 kts. FRI...VFR. Wind SW 5-10 kts. SAT...VFR. Wind SW 5 kts. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...None. WI...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...BPH AVIATION...ETA