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A Family of Cooler Fronts Arrive Next Week
We salvage a lukewarm Saturday, but watch for T-storms later today - marking the leading edge of a cool, Canadian correction that dominates our weather next week. Wind-whipped showers arrive Sunday and Monday; a secondary, reinforcing push of chilly air shows up Wednesday. Temperatures run 10-15F below average, but the metro should stay frost-free. Check the blog for more updates. -Todd Nelson
National
California braces for power shutoffs and warm, windy weekend
Firefighters and officials at California's largest utility company braced for hot, dry and windy weather in northern and central areas of the state this weekend that may fan the flames of several major wildfires or ignite new ones.
Blogs
30 Degree Drop: Shorts Today Give Way to Sweatshirts & Jackets Next Week
It is as inevitable as duplicitous politicians, trolls on social media, bugs in your Lemonade: the sun is sinking ever lower in the southern sky and at some point (momentarily) longer nights will brew up a chilling airmass, a poignant reminder that we fully enjoy all four seasons here in Minnesota. The honeymoon is drawing to a close. Next week will feel like the third week of October.
Variety
Trial on Harvey plant fire resumes after COVID-19 delay
A trial in which a chemical manufacturer is facing charges over a fire at its suburban Houston plant during Hurricane Harvey that sent toxic smoke into the air in 2017 resumed on Thursday following a six-month delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Shorts & Jackets: 30-40 Degree Temperature Drop Next Week
Wednesday was fairly photogenic - more late July than late September with temperatures almost 15F above average. Showers taper this morning and we salvage another lake-worthy day on Friday before an inevitable parade of cool fronts. The weekend looks so-so with afternoon showers. By the latter half of next week temperatures may not climate out of the 40s and 50s by day - a rude reminder that October has, in fact, arrived.
