Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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The official Saturday rain total at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was just nineteen one-hundredths of an inch. I tallied one-quarter of an inch of rain in St. Paul. 

The blue-shaded areas in parts of the north metro and near I-494 in the south metro saw between 1 to 2 inches of rain on Saturday:

The heaviest metro area totals were just north of I-694. In Sibley County to the southwest, there were some radar estimates of 3 to 4 inches of rain. 

Gibbon, in Sibley County, reported 3-inch diameter hail at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. That followed a report of 2-inch diameter hail at Fairfax, in Renville County, at 10:09 Saturday morning. There were also some reports of downed trees in Renville County Saturday morning.

A few scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm are possible Saturday evening in Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin. Numerous thunderstorms are expected Saturday evening in southern Wisconsin and parts of eastern Wisconsin, where there is a severe thunderstorm watch Saturday evening.

You can get updates on severe weather watches at the 

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News 

, and you can see updated weather info on the MPR News 

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Some spots in far southern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin could  see numerous thunderstorms Saturday evening/night, so flooding is possible. Here are details from the La Crosse, Wisconsin NWS office:

A flood watch has been issued for portions of far southern Minnesota until 3 a.m. Sunday:

Here are details of the flood watch in southeastern Minnesota:

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch valid until 3 a.m. Sunday for portions of far southern Minnesota, northern Iowa and far southwestern Wisconsin:

Here are details of the severe thunderstorm watch:

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The daylight hours of Sunday look rain-free in much of Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin. There could be a few scattered showers in north-central and northeastern Minnesota and parts of northwestern Wisconsin.

Sunday highs will be mainly in the 70s, but a few spots in the Twin Cities metro area and southern Minnesota could touch 80:

Far northern Minnesota could top out in the upper 60s.  I should also mention that it’ll be breezy on Sunday.

Sunday afternoon dew points will be in the comfortable upper 40s to lower 50s:

Back to forecast high temperatures, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be around 80 degrees on Monday, followed by lower 80s Tuesday and Wednesday then back around 80 degrees for Thursday and Friday.

August could start out warm. The NWS Climate Prediction Center shows a tendency for above normal temps in the upper Midwest from August 31 through August 6:

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday

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Saturday rain totals varied widely across the Twin Cities metro area. We take a look at those rain totals and the  outlook for Sunday and the week ahead.

A breezy and dry Sunday; no hot weather in sight this week

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