Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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A low-pressure wave spinning through Minnesota Tuesday night is pushing scattered rain and thunderstorms from west to east. 

Stronger cells could produce heavy downpours, gusty winds, and even some small hail before fading Tuesday night. The chances for severe weather have diminished. 

Wednesday brings a spectacular but breezy spring day. Look for plenty of sunshine, and high temperatures will rise into the upper 60s once again across southern Minnesota. 

We’re having a tough time shaking our active wet weather pattern this month. The next system pushes more rain into Minnesota from Thursday into Friday. A second system brings more rain on Saturday.  NOAA’s GFS model shows the trend between Thursday morning and Saturday afternoon.

Overall rainfall output into Sunday suggests much of Minnesota will pick up another inch of rain or more.  Here’s the European model output into Sunday. 

Right now Sunday and Monday look beautiful with highs into the 70s across most of southern Minnesota. 

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Paul Huttner

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Tuesday evening rain and thunder. Sunnier skies are ahead on Wednesday. 

NOAA

NOAA via tropical tidbits

National Weather Service

European model (ECMWF) precipitation output

Tuesday evening storms give way to a beautiful Wednesday; 70s by Sunday

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