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Scattered showers, thunder; 70s Saturday

Unsettled couple of days but warmer before cooling off Sunday

QPF Fri
24 hour forecast rainfall Friday into Friday night
NOAA via pivotal weather

A return to overcast skies with some scattered showers Friday. Temps warm into the 70s for much of Minnesota Saturday with storms possible before cooling down again Sunday.

Back to clouds and showers

Warmer air and moisture are surging north creating areas of showers and even some thunder in southwest Minnesota early Friday. Expect scattered showers Friday and isolated thunder. It will not rain continuously all day however.

Friday precip
Scattered showers and even some thunder Friday
College of DuPage Weather

With the clouds and showers half of the day, temperatures won’t warm as much as they could but will still be in the 50s for the southern half of Minnesota; 40s north. Some spots in southwest Minnesota could reach the 60s given some peeks of sunshine.

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Friday high temperatures
National Weather Service

Storms will develop in South Dakota and Nebraska and largely fizzle before reaching Minnesota Friday night. One or two thundershowers could hold together however.

fri night precip
Storms develop in South Dakota and Nebraska Friday evening
College of DuPage Weather

Whatever storms may hold together could be strong if they reach southwest Minnesota.

Fri spc risk
Severe weather risk Friday
National Weather Service

One day of real warmth; thunder

Saturday will bring one real spike in our temperatures with widespread 70s across central and southern Minnesota. You can bet it will be cooler in northeastern Minnesota and especially near Lake Superior.

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Saturday high temperatures
National Weather Service

A cold front will make its way across Minnesota late Saturday and be the focus for possible thunderstorm development.

sat precip loop
Showers and storms redevelop late Saturday ahead of a cold front
College of DuPage Weather

Whatever storms do develop could be strong to severe.

Sat SPC risk
Severe weather risk Saturday
National Weather Service

Beyond that — you guessed it — we’ll be much cooler Sunday into early next week with highs back in the 40s.