As the previous system continues to push off to the east, we look largely dry under high pressure across most of the region on Saturday. Skies look to be partly to mostly sunny as well, with sunshine more likely the further north you are. Highs reach the 70s across the Northland. Sunday looks pleasant as well with some precipation chances across South Dakota.

A break from the heat is on the horizon, but we have to get through the weekend first. Saturday brings one more really hot day for most of the region, especially out west. Saturday afternoon brings some thunder shower chances for eastern North and South Dakota, as well as west central Minnesota. Sunday starts our cool down trend.

After a couple of drier days through the middle of the week, the south breeze that brought in warm weather is also looking to supply moisture for a few scattered thundershowers starting Friday night.

By Saturday, for much of the day the showers will stay rather scattered throughout the region and Sunday much the same.

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This weekend brings back some of the heat we saw a week ago, along with scattered rain chances. Saturday looks to bring scattered showers and thundershowers mostly through the Dakotas and northern Minnesota. It won't be a widespread rain event, but some areas could hear some rumbles of thunder.

We are looking at our first heat wave of the summer this weekend. Temperatures and humidity have been increasing throughout the week, and will get even higher these next couple of days.

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