Quiet weather in most areas Sunday; near-normal temps to start the week
Rain chances highest in southwestern Minnesota on Monday
A high pressure system has settled in over Minnesota. It has given us light winds, which allowed areas of fog to develop this morning. That fog has burned off in most locations, but some spots will have patchy fog until around midday.
Many of us will see clouds mixed with some sunshine Sunday afternoon, but parts of southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see cloudy skies linger well into Sunday afternoon.
Rain chances?
Parts of far western Minnesota could see a passing shower Sunday afternoon, and there will be a chance of scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm in north-central and northeastern Minnesota Sunday afternoon and evening.
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Southwestern Minnesota has the best chance of rain on Monday, but north-central and northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin could see some scattered showers and a thunderstorm Monday and Monday evening.
NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid-Refresh (HRRR) forecast model shows the potential rain pattern from 5 a.m. Monday to 11 p.m. Monday:
Most of the Twin Cities metro area is expected to stay rain-free through much of Monday, but the metro area could see scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday. The metro area will probably see some rain at times on Thursday and Friday. Check forecast updates.
Temperature trends
Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have Sunday afternoon highs in the 70s, with some lower 80s in parts of northwestern Minnesota. Much of the metro area is expected to reach the upper 70s.
Monday highs will be similar to today’s highs:
A few spots in the Twin Cities metro area could touch 80 Monday afternoon, and there will be a few 60s near Lake Superior.
Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the lower 80s Tuesday through Thursday, then around 80 on Friday and Saturday.
Looking ahead a bit, we may see warmer than normal temps next Sunday and into the following week. The NWS Climate Prediction Center shows a tendency for above-normal temps in much of the upper Midwest from August 21 through August 27:
We’ll see if that pans out.
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