Showers and thunderstorms at times on Monday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible Sunday evening and overnight Sunday night in northern and central Minnesota plus parts of western Wisconsin. We could see an isolated shower or thunderstorm in the Twin Cities metro area Sunday evening, with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible late Sunday night.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center shows a slight risk of severe weather this Sunday evening and overnight Sunday night in northwestern and north-central Minnesota:

Slight risk means that scattered severe thunderstorms are possible.

As always, updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio Network, and you’ll also see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.

You can see the recent local NWS radar loop here. The northeastern Minnesota radar loop and the northwestern Minnesota radar loop are also available. The recent radar loop for southwestern Minnesota can be found here, and the southeastern Minnesota loop here.

During the daylight hours of Monday, the best chance of showers and thunderstorms shifts to central and southern Minnesota and extends into western Wisconsin. The Twin Cities metro area is likely to see some showers and thunderstorms at times on Monday.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center shows a slight risk of severe weather Monday and Monday night in south-central and southeastern Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin:

SPC will update the severe weather outlook by Monday morning.

Tuesday looks dry, then we could see scattered showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Wednesday and Wednesday evening:

Temperature trends

Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see highs in the 80s on Monday:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the mid-80s Tuesday, followed by lower 80s Wednesday and around 80 on Thursday and Friday.

90+ degree days

We topped out at 88 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Sunday afternoon. We haven’t reached 90 or warmer at MSP airport since that steamy Friday afternoon of July 19, when the high was 95.

Although June and July were both a bit warmer than normal, we’ve only reached an official high temp of 90 or warmer four times this year in the Twin Cities. That’s quite a change from 2018; the official Twin Cities high temp had reached 90 or warmer on 13 days by this point last year and we ended up with a total of 20 days of 90 or warmer for the year!

According to the Minnesota State Climatology Office, we average 12.9 days per year with a high of 90 degrees or warmer in the Twin Cities.