Drenching scorcher. Heat index to climbing to highest for the season. Triangular Winona County is in the lower right, one county up from the Iowa border. Image: National Weather Service
Don’t be surprised if wet heat index hits108
WINONA, Minn. A weather dome that has pushed the temperature and humidity index to 130s in Kansas has moved north. The latest National Weather Service forecast shows 108 degrees in Winona and higher at scattered points in southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Predicted temperatures without factoring in humidity: 100. The dome is expected to settle in through Wednesday, then break for a seasonally pleasant weekend in the upper 70s.