831  
FXUS63 KMPX 220513  
AFDMPX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
1213 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
- COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH MORE COMFORTABLE DEW POINTS WILL  
STICK AROUND THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.  
 
- HEAT AND HUMIDITY RETURNS TO START THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH AN  
UPTICK IN RAIN CHANCES.  
 

 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ISSUED AT 231 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
IT IS A GORGEOUS DAY WITH TEMPERATURES FEELING A FULL 15 TO 20  
DEGREES COOLER THAN THIS TIME YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WILL  
TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80. IF MSP DOESN'T HIT 80 TOMORROW,  
IT WILL BE THE FIRST DAY TO HAVE A SUB 80 HIGH SINCE JUNE 26TH.  
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT DRY AIR INTO THE REGION  
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. RIDGING WILL SLOWLY START TO MOVE INTO THE  
CENTRAL PLAINS BY THE END OF THE WEEK, ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO  
CREEP UP INTO THE MID 80S. HEAT AND HUMIDITY RETURNS WITH A  
VENGEANCE COME SATURDAY. DEW POINTS WILL JUMP BACK INTO THE  
UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S AND HIGHS IN THE 90S RETURNING THROUGH  
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE WILL REMAIN CENTERED  
FAR ENOUGH TO THE SOUTH THAT ANY WAVES ALONG THE PERIPHERY  
COULD BRING SOME RAIN CHANCES. HOWEVER, THE MAJORITY OF THE  
FORECAST PERIOD LOOKS TO REMAIN DRY. ENJOY THE BREAK FROM THE  
HEAT!  
 

 
   
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY/
 
 
ISSUED AT 1213 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2026  
 
VFR AND LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD. LITTLE TO NO WEATHER  
IMPACT TO AVIATION OVER THE NEXT DAY.  
 
KMSP...NO ADDITIONAL CONCERNS.  
 
/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/  
THU...VFR. WIND SW 5-10KTS.  
FRI...VFR. WIND S 10-15KTS.  
SAT...VFR. WIND SW 5-10KTS.  
 

 
   
MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
MN...NONE.  
WI...NONE.  
 

 
 

 
 
DISCUSSION...DYE  
AVIATION...NDC  
 
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