Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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It was a very pleasant Monday, with comfortable temperatures and dew points and plenty of sunshine in most areas.

Parts of northwestern and north-central Minnesota have seen some very scattered showers and thunderstorms during the late afternoon hours. Additional scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible in far northern Minnesota into Monday evening.

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

You can also check these National Weather Service sites for updated weather info: 

Tuesday and Wednesday rain opportunities?

Many areas saw meaningful rain amounts Saturday. Here’s the rainfall map from 7 a.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday:

Some locations saw additional rain Sunday and Sunday night. Here’s the rainfall map from 7 a.m. Sunday to 7 a.m. Monday:

Despite the recent rain, many areas are still running quite a rainfall deficit for May and June.

Western and northern Minnesota could see some scattered showers and thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon. Rain chances will then spread into the remainder of Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin as we go through Tuesday evening and overnight into Wednesday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh model shows the potential rain pattern from 4 a.m. Tuesday to 11 p.m. Tuesday:

There will be probably be quite a few areas of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening. Check forecast updates.

The Monday high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 84 degrees. That was two degrees warmer than the average June 26 Twin Cities high temperature.

Metro area highs will be in the mid 80s on Tuesday. Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will reach the 80s Tuesday afternoon:

There will be some 70s near Lake Superior.

Wednesday highs will be mainly in the 80s in the southern half of Minnesota, with 70s to the north:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the lower 80s on Wednesday, followed by mid-80s Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Sunday and the following week may feature above-normal temperatures, according to the July 2 through July 6 temperature outlook from the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center:

An air quality alert continues for several more days in Wisconsin. Here are details, from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources:

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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Ron Trenda

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Many areas will have a dry Tuesday, but rain chances move into western and northern Minnesota during the afternoon. We take a look at the rest of this week as well.

Pleasant Tuesday; rain chances Tuesday night, Wednesday

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