We certainly have some summertime warmth reappearing across the Stateline, but it doesn't look like we will run into many summer storms. There are several factors that are aiding in this thought. The trigger mechanism, or cold front, is still hung up in the Dakotas and central Nebraska. It will certainly spark some showers and thunderstorms today, but the area with the most activity will be over portions of Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska.
This slow moving cold front will be draped along a line from Duluth to Minneapolis to Omaha on Tuesday. The moisture gradient ahead of this front is pretty steep. Right along it dew points are hovering in the upper 60s, but here across the Stateline we'll still be sitting in the upper 50s. With the moisture field being so narrow, most of the storms will form right along the frontal boundary. This means that during the daytime hours Tuesday you should be safe for that round of golf. Think of the atmosphere as a road. The left lane (yellow) will be the path that the storms follow on Tuesday, while the right lane (green) remains very warm and dry. -ADAM
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