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Paul Huttner

Wetter pattern emerging late next week?

Forecast models suggest warm, wetter last part of September

NOAA 6 to 10-day precipitation outlook
6 to 10-day precipitation outlook
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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The winds of change may blow across Minnesota by late next week.

We’ve been scanning the weather maps for rainfall now for months. Friday morning’s rain was meager but meaningful in some locations.

Most of the Twin Cities area picked up only a few tenths of an inch of rain. But some locations fared better. Here’s are some select rainfall totals from Friday around Minnesota, in inches:

  • Victoria, 0.35

  • Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, 0.36

  • South Minneapolis, 0.45

  • Duluth, 0.50

  • North of Redwood Falls, 0.64

  • Minnetonka, 0.71

  • Breezy Point, 0.81

  • West of Montevideo, 0.88

Warmer next week

This weekend looks beautiful with highs in the lower 70s for the Twin Cities and western Minnesota with mostly 60s north.

Forecast high temperatures Sunday
Forecast high temperatures Sunday
NOAA

But watch for the heat to build back into Minnesota from the southwest next week. Highs by Tuesday will push well into the 80s across southern and western Minnesota.

Forecast high temperatures Tuesday
Forecast high temperatures Tuesday
NOAA

Wetter pattern late next week?

Forecast models are hinting at more frequent rainfall systems pushing into Minnesota starting late next week.

The Environment Canadian model is one of many that suggest multiple low-pressure waves spinning up occasional rainfall zones. The forecast model loop below runs between 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, and 7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25.

Canadian model
Canadian model between Sept. 21, and Sept. 25
Environment Canada, via Tropical Tidbits

Multiple forecast models suggest we could see widespread areas of between 1 and 3 inches of rain in the next 10 days across parts of Minnesota.

Canadian model precipitation output
Precipitation output forecast for the next 10 days
Environment Canada, via Pivotal Weather

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration outlooks continue to suggest warmer and wetter-than-average weather developing in the next two weeks.

It may not be enough to bust our deep drought. But if we can get back to counting rainfall by the inch instead of by tenths of an inch, it’d be a good start.

Stay tuned.