It was nice to hear the rain on the roof overnight!

I tallied 71/100ths of an inch of rain in St. Paul Saturday evening and overnight. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport had 43/100ths of an inch. One inch was reported at Crystal Airport. Additional rainfall totals will be posted this morning.

Parts of northwestern Minnesota saw heavy rain Saturday and Saturday night. The rain caused flooding in some areas. There is a flash flood warning until 12:15 today in parts of two Minnesota counties and two North Dakota counties:

Here are the flash flood details:

Flash Flood Warning MNC069-089-NDC067-099-251715- /O.NEW.KFGF.FF.W.0004.230625T1110Z-230625T1715Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 610 AM CDT Sun Jun 25 2023 The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Kittson County in northwestern Minnesota... Northwestern Marshall County in northwestern Minnesota... Southeastern Pembina County in northeastern North Dakota... Northeastern Walsh County in northeastern North Dakota... * Until 1215 PM CDT Sunday. * At 610 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3.5 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Drayton, St. Thomas, Auburn, Nash, Glasston, Bowesmont, Mattson, Herrick, Cashel, Robbin and American Crystal Sugar. This includes the following highways... Interstate 29 between mile markers 180 and 196. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Safety message - Turn around, don`t drown. Don`t travel through flooded areas. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Dense fog northeast

A dense fog advisory continues until 10 a.m. today in parts of northeastern Minnesota and far northwestern Wisconsin:

Sunday rain chances

A low pressure system is centered over east-central Minnesota early Sunday morning. That low will move slowly eastward today, shifting the best thunderstorm chances into Wisconsin. Wrap-around moisture will keep some patches of showers over Minnesota today, with a few very spotty thunderstorms also possible.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential rain pattern from 11 a.m. Sunday to 10 p.m. Sunday:

NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) model shows a similar rain pattern for that same time span:

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network. You can find the latest radar here.

You can also check these National Weather Service sites for updated weather info: Twin Cities, Duluth, La Crosse, Wis., Sioux Falls, S.D., Grand Forks, N.D.

Cool temps

The average June 25 Twin Cities high temperature is 82 degrees. Metro area highs may only reach the lower 70s this Sunday afternoon.

Much of north-central and northeastern Minnesota will have Sunday highs in the 60s, with mainly 70s elsewhere:

Air quality alert up north

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for northern Minnesota that will continue until 9 a.m. Monday:

Here are details of the alert, from MPCA:

Air quality alert expanded due to wildfire smoke for northern Minn. through Monday, June 26 at 9 a.m.

Air quality is expected to reach orange in northern Minn., which is unhealthy for sensitive groups.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for northern Minn. for fine particulate, effective Saturday, June 24, through Monday, June 26, at 9 a.m. The affected area in northern Minn. includes Bemidji, East Grand Forks, International Falls, Two Harbors, Hibbing, Ely, Duluth, Roseau, and the tribal nations of Red Lake, Leech Lake, Grand Portage, and Fond du Lac.

Northerly winds are bringing smoke from wildfires north of the Canadian border in Ontario into northern Minn. This batch of smoke will be heavier and more persistent closer to the Canadian border, while the southern portion of the alert area may see occasional smoke. Smoke will continue over northern Minn. through early Monday. People should keep windows shut to prevent smoke from entering. Smoke will circulate around the northern periphery of a low-pressure area heading eastward through Minn. Some smoke may linger on Monday, but concentrations should fall below orange.

Fine particle levels are expected to be in the orange AQI category, a level that is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. In the orange area, sensitive groups should avoid prolonged time outdoors.

Update

A new Updraft will be posted around 10:30 this morning. It’ll include an update on today’s weather and a look at the coming week.

Programming note

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:39 a.m., 9:39 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. today.