TODAY:  SUNNY, WARM AND DRY.  A LITTLE BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON.  HIGH: EITHER SIDE OF 70.  WIND: SOUTHEAST, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH.

TONIGHT:  PARTLY CLOUDY AND  WINDY.  LOW: NEAR 50.  WIND: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH.

TOMORROW:  INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM. HIGH: MID TO UPPER 70S.  WIND: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15, GUSTING TO 25 MPH.  RAIN AMOUNTS OF A TENTH TO A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE, MAYBE A LITTLE MORE ALONG THE NORTH DAKOTA/SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER EASTWARD INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

TOMORROW NIGHT: LINGERING CLOUD COVER AND A NORTHWEST BREEZE.  LOW: NEAR 50.

FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND MOST DAYS NEXT WEEK:  SUNNY DAYS, CLEAR NIGHTS.  NO RAIN,  WARMER THAN USUAL FOR THE SECOND HALF OF SEPTEMBER.  HIGHS: 70S FRIDAY, 60S SATURDAY; THEN WARMING TO SOME 80S BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.  MORNING LOWS MOSTLY IN THE 40S.