Minnesota weather: Sunny and hot with lower humidity Thursday

MN weather: Sunny and hot Thursday

Another hot and sunny day arrives on Thursday across Minnesota with temperatures in the 80s. FOX 9 meteorologist Cody Matz has the forecast. 

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Sunshine and summerlike warmth continue Thursday across Minnesota with slightly lower humidity.  

Thursday’s forecast in Minnesota 

What to expect:

Thursday stays sunny and very warm across Minnesota, though humidity levels ease slightly compared to Wednesday.

A light easterly breeze keeps temperatures a few degrees cooler Thursday, with highs reaching the upper 80s to low 90s in western Minnesota and mid-80s elsewhere. The Twin Cities metro tops out at around 85 degrees.

Thursday night stays quiet with a few passing clouds. Overnight lows hold in the low 60s.

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Extended Minnesota weather forecast 

What's next:

Friday turns a little warmer again, with highs climbing into the upper 80s under a veil of passing clouds.

The warm pattern continues into the weekend, though a few storm systems drifting across the central and eastern U.S. could bring occasional cloud cover and a small chance for rain in far western Minnesota.

Most areas stay dry through the weekend, with temperatures remaining well above average in the 80s.

Here's a look at the seven-day forecast: 

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