TODAY:  SUNNY AND HOT, WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING, MOSTLY ACROSS MINNESOTA, BUT A FEW POSSIBLE EXTREME EASTERN DAKOTAS.  HIGH: 85 TO 89.  WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 25 MPH.

TONIGHT:  CLEARING, LOW: NEAR 58.  WIND: TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST, 10 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY & FRIDAY:  MOSTLY SUNNY WITH LESS HEAT AND HUMIDITY.  HIGH: 75 TO 80.  WIND: WEST/NORTHWEST 5 TO 20 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK:  PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.  HIGHS: 75 TO 80.  WIND:  VARIABLE 5 TO 20 MPH.