Hot and humid first weekend for Minnesota State Fair

MINNEAPOLIS — The heat and humidity will only worsen over the first weekend of the Minnesota State Fair, with highs on Saturday back into the mid-80s and close to 90 degrees on Sunday.

Expect plenty of sunshine on Saturday with the forecast largely dry, but a stray shower is possible late in the evening through early Sunday.  

Monday looks even hotter ahead of a front that brings better rain chances late Monday into Tuesday.

Heat alerts are posted for Sunday and Monday afternoons when heat index values could reach 100-105 degrees around the metro.

Temps will drop a touch into the mid-80s by mid-week with another round of rain possible on Thursday.