Wintry mix Thursday night, another storm Friday

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Our rain chances continue Sunday evening and into the overnight hours, then we’ll see several days with quiet weather.

Areas of rain will continue to develop in Minnesota, western Wisconsin and northern Iowa as we go through Sunday evening and into the overnight hours. We could also see some embedded thunderstorms at times.

Parts of southeastern Minnesota, southern Wisconsin and northern Iowa have seen substantial rain totals this weekend, so additional rain could lead to some flooding. A flood watch remains in effect until 7 a.m. Monday in the green-shaded areas:

Here are details on the flood watch, which includes Rochester:

Thunderstorm updates and updates on the potential flooding situation in southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa and portions of Wisconsin will be posted by the 

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News 

, and you can see updated weather info on the MPR News 

Sunday’s high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 77 degrees. That’s 5 degrees cooler than our average August 7 high temp in the Twin Cities.

Monday highs will be in the 70s in the Twin Cities metro area and most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

Monday afternoon dew points will be fairly comfortable, in the 50s:

Back to forecast high temps, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the lower 80s on Tuesday, followed by upper 80s Wednesday then lower 80s Thursday and mid 80s on Friday. I should mention that it looks fairly rain-free in the Twin Cities metro area during the daylight hours of Monday and also Tuesday through Thursday. We could see a shower/t-storm chance return Friday afternoon or evening. Check forecast updates.

Temperatures may be above-normal next weekend and into the first few days of the following week. The NWS Climate Prediction Center shows a tendency for above-normal temperatures in the upper Midwest from August 13 through August 17:

Rainfall at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport from June 1 through this Saturday was 6.46 inches below normal. We could still use some rain.

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.

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Many areas will see rain at times Sunday evening and overnight, along with some embedded thunderstorms. We have details on that, plus a look at the week ahead.

Rain/thunderstorm chances Sunday evening and overnight; quiet weather this week

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