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NEXT Weather Alert: Labor Day to bring more serious heat

NEXT Weather: 10 p.m. report from Sept. 3, 2023
NEXT Weather: 10 p.m. report from Sept. 3, 2023 04:01

MINNEAPOLIS -- The already-high temperatures will keep on climbing through the long weekend, with a heat advisory in effect through Tuesday evening.

Temps reached 97 in the Twin Cities on Sunday. It was also warm all the way up north, with temperatures in the uppers 80s and lower 90s.

WCCO has issued a NEXT Weather Alert from Sunday until Tuesday due to the heat. The heat advisory goes through 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Dew points will stay comfortable through late Monday, when they'll start to climb into the very-humid range.

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As for Monday, the hottest Labor Day on record in the Twin Cities was 97 degrees back in 1913. It's possible that record could be tied — or broken — this year.

The 90s may stick around through Tuesday, with a possibility of rain in the evening, before Wednesday breaks the hot streak, with temperatures falling all the way to the lower 70s.

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