Wind advisory west, rainy Wednesday
Around an inch of rain for much of Minnesota
Our next weather maker is literally blowing into Minnesota Tuesday.
I’m already seeing wind gusts to 43 mph in Alexandria and 45 mph in Slayton Tuesday afternoon ahead of a low-pressure system pushing toward Minnesota. Wind advisories are up for western Minnesota until 7 p.m.
Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, and Granite Falls
313 AM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Douglas, Stevens, Pope, Lac Qui Parle, Swift, Chippewa and Yellow Medicine Counties.
* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high-profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
Rain arrives Wednesday
There may be a few spotty showers ahead of the system overnight. But the main rain waves sweep eastward across Minnesota Wednesday. NOAA’s HRRR model has a pretty good-looking solution for rainfall coverage and timing Wednesday.
Rain should fade from west to east Thursday morning. Rainfall totals on either side of an inch will be common across Minnesota, and totals around 1.5 inches favor much of western and central MInnesota.
Nice Halloween weekend
The Halloween weekend still looks pretty nice for late October. High pressure will bring plenty of sunshine Friday through Sunday. Highs will be in the 50s Friday and Saturday.
A cold front with a chilly northwest breeze will trim temperatures a few degrees Sunday with trick-or-treat temperatures generally in the 40s.
No big scary storms on the weather maps this year for Halloween.
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