 On Wall Street today, stocks finished higher across the board. This is NPR. For NPR News in the Twin Cities, I'm Perry Finelli. The warm-up to what will likely be the hottest weekend of the summer so far across Minnesota is underway. Highs were in the 80s for much of the state this afternoon, with scattered showers and storms. NPR meteorologist Sven Sundgaard says temperatures will keep climbing over the next couple of days.