TODAY:   SUNNY, WINDY AND HOT.   HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S ALONG HIGHWAY 281 AND HIGHWAY 2.   ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-94: HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 90S.    WIND: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 35 MPH.     A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WESTERN AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

TONIGHT:  PARTLY CLOUDY, WINDY AND VERY WARM.   LOW: 66 TO 72.

TUESDAY:  SUNNY AND HOT AGAIN WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH.   HIGHS; 85 TO 95.  SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN THE CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL DAKOTAS.

WEDNESDAY:  MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.  SOME STRONG TO SEVERE.    HIGHS; 85 TO 95.   WIND: SOUTH TO WEST 15 TO 35 MPH

THURSDAY:  LESS HOT, SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.   HIGHS: 77 TO 82     WIND: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH

FRIDAY:  PARTLY SUNNY.   ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.  HIGH: UPPER 70S.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY:  PARTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.   HIGHS: IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.