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Sunday shower chances, with p.m. thunderstorms also possible

Cooler today

Showers had already moved into portions of southwestern and west-central Minnesota early Sunday morning. The showers are expected to spread to the east and northeast today. There could also be a few thunderstorms developing from southern Minnesota into the Twin Cities metro area and portions of Wisconsin later Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High Resolution Rapid-Refresh (HRRR) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern for Sunday and Sunday evening:

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Simulated radar Sunday and Sunday evening
NOAA, via Tropicaltidbits.com

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR network, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.

Temperature trends

Sunday highs are forecast to reach the 70s in many areas, with a few lower 80s possible in far southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin:

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Sunday forecast highs
National Weather Service

Many spots in northeastern Minnesota will have highs in the 60s, with 50s near Lake Superior.

Update

This Updraft blog will be updated around 10:20 a.m. with new info on our Sunday weather plus a look at the week ahead.

Programming note

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.