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Warmer Tuesday; rain develops late; stormy through Friday

Back above normal Tuesday

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Forecast precipitation Tuesday 8 a.m. through Wednesday 5 a.m.
College of DuPage Weather

Tuesday will be warmer and windy with highs in the 50s and 40s. Showers develop west to east late in the day. It’ll be the first of several rounds of rain through Thursday before transitioning to snow in the north Thursday and south Friday.

Warmer, windy Tuesday with showers developing

We’re in for some warmer temperatures Tuesday through Thursday, but with the milder air will come wind and rain. Blustery south, southeast winds will develop at 10-20 mph with gusts of 25-30 mph.

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Forecast wind gusts and direction Tuesday 5 a.m. through 6 p.m.
College of DuPage Weather

Highs will be in 50s across southern Minnesota and in the 40s north.

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Forecast high temperatures Tuesday
National Weather Service

The first rain showers will develop later in the afternoon in the west and move east into the evening and overnight.

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Forecast precipitation Tuesday 8 a.m. through Wednesday 5 a.m.
College of DuPage Weather

More rain, then snow developing

Tuesday night’s rain will be just the first wave of several areas of showers we’ll see late Tuesday into Thursday.

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Forecast precipitation Wednesday 6 a.m. through Friday 12 p.m.
College of DuPage Weather

By Thursday, the rain transitions to heavy snow in northern Minnesota and eventually in southern Minnesota we’ll see snow showers as well. Significant snowfall totals can be expected in northwest and northern Minnesota with some lighter accumulations south as well.