Summer weekend ahead; Fire weather watch Sunday

Goodbye May, Hello summer!

At least on the weather maps for several days. An unusually warm air mass will build the upper middle west from Friday. The highs temperatures on Friday will get back into the 80s in most Minnesota.

Sunday to Tuesday looks like the warmest days of this heat wave in the early season. The maximum stalls will probably exceed 90 degrees in large parts of Western Minnesota early next week.

We have a good shot to reach the record high of 88 degrees in the Twin Cities on Sunday afternoon.

Fire weather watch Sunday and Monday

The combinations of our recent lack of rain, almost record heat, gusty winds and low humidity will cause an extreme risk of fire in the upper middle west, especially on Sunday and Monday. The fire weather clock comprises most of the upper middle west.

Urgent – Feuerwetternachricht National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhaassen MN

239 PM CDT Thu May 8, 2025

… critical fire weather conditions on Sunday …

South to the southwest of winds, up to 25 miles per hour will receive up to 32 miles per hour on Sunday. This wind in combination with RH values ​​in the range of 15 to 25 percent will probably lead to a critical fire weather risk on Sunday. Fires could quickly get out of control on Sunday due to these conditions. These conditions are possible again on Monday and Tuesday, which can lead to more critical fire weather conditions.

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239 PM CDT Thu 8. May 2025 … Fire weather watch from Sunday morning to Sunday evening for wind and low relative humidity for western, central and south -Minnesota …

The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhaassen has published a fire weather clock that is in force from Sunday morning to Sunday evening.

* Affected area … Western Minnesota, central -Minnesota and South Central Minnesota.

* Wind … south to southwestern winds from 15 to 25 miles per hour with gusts of up to 32 miles per hour.

* Moisture … only 15 percent.

* Effects … All fires that develop will probably spread quickly. Burning outdoors is not recommended.

The next Thursday there will be signs of possible rain and cooler temperatures at the end of next week.