{"id":5594,"date":"2025-07-08T04:21:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T08:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/?p=5594"},"modified":"2025-07-08T04:21:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T08:21:58","slug":"weather-minnesota-storms-monday-new-thunder-threat-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/07\/08\/weather-minnesota-storms-monday-new-thunder-threat-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather Minnesota: Storms Monday, New Thunder Threat Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5595\" src=\"http:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/minnesota-storm-0807.jpg\" alt=\"minnesota-storm-0807\" width=\"2309\" height=\"1299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/minnesota-storm-0807.jpg 2309w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/minnesota-storm-0807-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/minnesota-storm-0807-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/minnesota-storm-0807-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/minnesota-storm-0807-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/minnesota-storm-0807-260x146.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2309px) 100vw, 2309px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard<\/strong> reports a <strong>dynamic weather shift<\/strong> this <strong>Monday across Minnesota<\/strong>, as <strong>storms move in from the west<\/strong> and <strong>track eastward<\/strong> through the night. Expect <strong>seasonably warm conditions<\/strong> today, with <strong>temperatures climbing into the upper 70s to low 80s \u00b0F (25\u201328 \u00b0C)<\/strong>. However, <strong>instability increases<\/strong> through the afternoon and evening hours.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Storms developing Monday with a severe threat in western Minnesota<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>By late afternoon into the early evening, <strong>strong thunderstorms<\/strong> will <strong>develop across western Minnesota<\/strong>, gradually advancing <strong>eastward overnight<\/strong>. The <strong>western part of the state<\/strong>, including areas like <strong>Fergus Falls<\/strong>, <strong>Morris<\/strong>, and <strong>Marshall<\/strong>, falls under a <strong>slight risk<\/strong> for <strong>severe weather<\/strong>, primarily due to the <strong>threat of damaging wind gusts<\/strong>. To the <strong>east<\/strong>, including the <strong>Twin Cities metro<\/strong>, the <strong>risk is marginal<\/strong>, but <strong>gusty winds and brief heavy rain<\/strong> are still possible into the night.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>A drier and calmer pattern sets in Tuesday through Thursday<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>By <strong>Tuesday morning<\/strong>, <strong>high pressure settles in<\/strong>, ushering in <strong>clear skies<\/strong>, <strong>lower humidity<\/strong>, and <strong>light winds<\/strong>. <strong>Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday<\/strong> will feel <strong>comfortably dry<\/strong>, with <strong>daytime highs<\/strong> ranging from the <strong>mid-70s to near 80 \u00b0F (24\u201327 \u00b0C)<\/strong>. <strong>Cooler overnight lows<\/strong> will dip into the <strong>upper 50s and low 60s \u00b0F (14\u201317 \u00b0C)<\/strong>, making for <strong>ideal sleeping weather<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Next round of thunderstorms possible Friday<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The next <strong>weather disturbance<\/strong> arrives by <strong>Friday<\/strong>, bringing another <strong>chance for showers and thunderstorms<\/strong>. It\u2019s still early to determine the <strong>severity<\/strong>, but with <strong>July warmth<\/strong> and <strong>humidity building back in<\/strong>, some <strong>stronger storms<\/strong> can&#8217;t be ruled out, especially during the <strong>afternoon and evening hours<\/strong>. Stay tuned as we get closer for more <strong>precise timing<\/strong> and <strong>storm strength outlooks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weather conditions are changing fast<\/strong>, and while <strong>individual storms<\/strong> can\u2019t always be <strong>directly attributed to climate change<\/strong>, the <strong>increasing frequency and severity<\/strong> of <strong>extreme weather events<\/strong> across <strong>Minnesota<\/strong> and the <strong>United States<\/strong> reflect a <strong>warming climate<\/strong> driven by <strong>human activity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard reports a dynamic weather shift this Monday across Minnesota, as storms move in from the west and track eastward through the night. Expect seasonably warm conditions today, with temperatures climbing into the upper 70s to low 80s \u00b0F (25\u201328 \u00b0C). However, instability increases through the afternoon and evening hours. Storms developing Monday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":5595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Weather Minnesota: Storms Monday, New Thunder Threat Friday - United States - Weather America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/07\/08\/weather-minnesota-storms-monday-new-thunder-threat-friday\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Weather Minnesota: Storms Monday, New Thunder Threat Friday - United States - Weather America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard reports a dynamic weather shift this Monday across Minnesota, as storms move in from the west and track eastward through the night. 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