TODAY:  MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM THIS MORNING, INCREASING CLOUDS WITH HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS, LEADING TO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LIKELY LATER TODAY,  SPREADING EAST AND SOUTH.  HIGH: UPPER 80S.  WIND: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 20, GUSTING TO 25 MPH.

THIS EVENING:  SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS, SOME POTENTIALLY STRONG TO SEVERE, STORMS ENDING BY MIDNIGHT … BUT CONTINUING ACROSS MINNESOTA.  LOW: NEAR 60, WIND TURNING TO THE WEST/NORTHWEST.

TOMORROW:  SUNNY, WINDY, LESS HUMID AND COMFORTABLY WARM.  HIGH: LOW 80S.  WIND: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20, GUSTING TO 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY:  NICEST DAY OF THE WEEK.  MOSTLY SUNNY, HARDLY A BREEZE (UNDER 10 MPH MOST OF THE TIME).  HIGH: NEAR 80.

THURSDAY & FRIDAY:  MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY.  CHANCE OF MOSTLY SHOWERS, WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.  HIGHS: NEAR 80.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY:  MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY.  COOL MORNINGS, LOW NEAR 50.  HIGHS IN THE 70S.