On Sunday, two factors will try to bring us thunderstorms while a third will do what it can to keep us dry. The rain makers include a small trough of lower pressure from the north trying to sag down into the Northland while a larger, stronger cyclonic low from the south tries to build up. The anti-rain agent is a big high wedging between the two. Factoring the three together gives us a forecast for a partly cloudy sky with a 20 to 30 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms.
Sunday's temperatures should hit between 80 and 85 for the inland areas. Lakeside towns will run from 75 to 80. If the 30 percent rain chance pays off, totals will be near a tenth of an inch. Hopefully, that won't aggravate the areas still cleaning up from last week's storms and the June flood. Humidity-wise, it should be fairly comfortable. Dew points should be in the 50s. Dew points in the 40s or lower indicate very dry conditions. In the 60s and higher, it gets uncomfortable. Sunday's winds will be NW 5-10 mph.
On Monday and Tuesday, the high takes complete control. Those days should be sunny and dry. From Wednesday to Friday, though, we will get more shower and storm chances.
Five-day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy with 30 percent storm chance; H: 82, L: 55
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Monday: Partly cloudy; H: 81, L: 55
Tuesday: Partly cloudy; H: 81, L: 56
Wednesday: Partly sunny with 30 percent storm chance; H: 81, L: 60
Thursday: Partly sunny with 30 percent storm chance; H: 80, L: 59
