Turning Hot and Humid, Then possibly severe weather Independence Day.

Regional View.

The heat and humidity will be turning up across the Upper Midwest for the 1st half of the weekend, There a cold front will slice into the region starting Sunday, some severe weather is possible across parts of Iowa, Minnesota and Western Wisconsin.

Local View with a Independence Day theme.

We have quite a weekend up ahead. The biggest Summer Holiday event of the year, Lots of people will be traveling up to there cabins and on the roads heading two family get together. Locally, It's looking pretty well for Friday and Saturday, with sunny skies expected. but the air ahead of this next system will make for a Hot and humid early half of the weekend, with many places possibly topping the 90.F mark Saturday. It will also be windy with winds gusting over 30MPH at times.

4th of July

For the 4th of July, a cold front will be moving through the area and Unfortunately, There will be thunderstorms developing across Minnesota and Wisconsin, some of these storms could even be strong to severe. So people will want to keep a weather radio close at hand, It wont be raining the entire area, It will likely be in one wave of an hour or 2 of Thunderstorms, then they will pass. We may "luck" out entirely and this wave may miss the area, but right now, I have to keep a good chance of rain in the forecast. Sunday Temperature Wise will be Hot and Humid, then cooler conditions when the storms and rain hit. Daily Forecast Below.

Friday, Windy, Hot & Humid, Sunny Skies with highs in the Mid 80s. Friday Night, Partly Cloudy, Warm, Humid, Lows in the mid 60s.

Saturday, Windy, Hot & Humid, Partly Cloudy Skies with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. Saturday Night, Partly Cloudy and Humid. lows in the upper 60s.

Independence Day! Sunny at first, Then Thunderstorms Developing in the afternoon. Some storms could be strong to severe, Then Clearing conditions. Warm, Humid and Windy. Highs in the mid 80s. Sunday Night, Storms possible early some strong to severe, otherwise mostly cloudy and cooler with lows in the mid 60s.

Looking Ahead

The Forecast models show up and down temperatures for the next few weeks, Starting with Monday, Monday looks Continued Warm and Humid at this time, with drier conditions. Tuesday looks like storms possible, with cooler conditions. then it looks like we have a dry couple of days Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the 7th, 8th and 9th with fair temps. then Saturday the 10th, the models show a warming trend, with Hot conditions by the midweek the 13th then the models predict Stormy conditions the 14th possible for the local area. with Drier conditions for the 15th, It will continue to be warm through this time, more on this later.