Clouds fill back in Monday; showers southwest

A cooler, cloudier, unsettled pattern this week

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Forecast rain chances Monday
National Weather Service

Expect more clouds to fill back in Monday with showers in southwest Minnesota. There will be several chances of rain this week and overall a continuation of cloudier and cooler conditions.

Clouds return, showers southwest Monday

Clouds will fill back in Monday in what’s become a familiar pattern the last few days. Clouds will keep temperatures a bit on the cooler side of normal once again.

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Forecast high temperatures Monday
NOAA via pivotal weather

We’ll see showers clip southwest Minnesota, part of a larger system across Nebraska and Iowa.

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Forecast precipitation Monday into Monday night
College of DuPage Weather

Overall unsettled with multiple disturbances, clouds

We have several disturbances moving through Minnesota this week in a rather active (for a change) northwest flow pattern. The better chances for the first half of the week are northern and western Minnesota. The Twin Cities will see an increased chance of showers by Thursday and Friday.

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Forecast precipitation Tuesday through Friday
NOAA via pivotal weather

Because of the frequent disturbances, low level moisture, and cooler air, we’ll see frequent clouds as well.

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Forecast cloud cover through the week
College of DuPage Weather

The reason for the change in weather is due to the fact that cooler and wetter weather is parked to our south and east while the hotter than normal conditions are just to our northwest. In between, Minnesota will see near normal, or slightly below normal temperatures this week and likely next.

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6 to 10 day temperature outlook
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center

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