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Increasing clouds and slightly cooler for Monday

Rain moves into western Minnesota

A weather system that increases clouds across Minnesota Monday and brings rain for western Minnesota will also keep temperatures below average.

Monday’s Forecast

A spring storm that will keep most of it impacts south of Minnesota is slowly moving rain toward the western edge of the state. 

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6:38 a.m. Monday radar
National Weather Service

While there could be a couple isolated showers right along the western border Monday morning, more of the rain moves in Monday afternoon and becomes widespread through the western half of the state by Monday evening. 

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Rain coverage by Monday evening
National Weather Service

Parts of western Minnesota could see over a half inch of rain by Monday night. The rest of the state will see increasing clouds, which will keep temperatures slightly below average.

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Monday high temperatures
National Weather Service

The rain will continue to spread across Minnesota overnight, bringing most of the state rain Tuesday.  That extended forecast will be updated around 9 a.m.

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