Lingering clouds east Tuesday. Warmer Wednesday

Much warmer air arrives midweek and this weekend

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Forecast weather conditions Tuesday morning
National Weather Service

Updated 9 a.m.

Clouds will linger in eastern Minnesota Tuesday while western Minnesota skies will be brighter. Wednesday will be much warmer with spotty showers possible into Thursday.

Lingering clouds east Tuesday; warmer temps Wednesday 

There are some lingering sprinkles still in northern Minnesota early Tuesday. Many areas saw nearly 1 inch of total rainfall over the past two days in east-central Minnesota and the North Shore.

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Estimated precipitation totals over the past 72 hours
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Clouds will linger in eastern Minnesota while western Minnesota sees more sun.

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Forecast cloud cover 6 a.m. through 8 p.m. Tuesday
College of DuPage weather lab

That sunshine will generate some spotty instability showers in eastern Minnesota Tuesday afternoon and evening.

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Forecast precipitation 9 a.m. Tuesday through 12 a.m. Wednesday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Temperatures will be warmer west Tuesday as a result of more sunshine.

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Forecast highs Tuesday
National Weather Service

Wednesday will be much warmer with widespread 60s and brighter skies. 

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Forecast highs Wednesday
National Weather Service

Spotty showers will also be possible Wednesday into Thursday as an upper-level disturbance and a cool front moves through.

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Forecast precipitation 7 a.m. Wednesday through 1 p.m. Thursday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Temps will dip some for Thursday and Friday before warming back up this weekend. Highs will be mostly in the 50s Thursday.

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Forecast highs Thursday
National Weather Service

Things warm up quite a bit again for the weekend with 70s and 60s widespread across Minnesota Saturday and Sunday along with quite a bit of sunshine. Northern Minnesota will see a few more clouds and cooler temperatures as a result.

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Forecast highs Sunday
National Weather Service