Blizzard warnings in Northwest Minnesota, winter weather advisories across the state

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Rain and some thunderstorms will spread across much of central and southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin as we go through the overnight hours of Friday night.  Periods of rain and thunderstorms will continue on Saturday.  One to three inches of rain are possible Friday night into Saturday in parts of west-central and southwestern Minnesota, where flood watches continue into Saturday morning:

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. The recent radar loop for southwestern Minnesota can be found 

Saturday highs will be mainly in the 70s across Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with the warmest readings in the north.

Sunday highs will reach the 70s north and lower 80s in parts of the south:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the mid 70s next Monday and Tuesday,  followed by upper 70s next Wednesday.

Highs in the 80s will probably return toward the end of next week. The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center shows a tendency toward warmer than normal temperatures the end of next week through the following weekend:

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible on Monday.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System model shows the potential rain pattern Monday and Monday evening:

 that the Duluth NWS radar will be undergoing several days of upgrade work, beginning around August 19:

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Ron Trenda

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We’ll see some periods of showers and thunderstorms across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Saturday. Sunday is still looking dry.

Rain and thunder at times on Saturday; Sunday is looking good

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