Winter storm warnings include northeast Twin Cities

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We’re tracking a weak low-pressure system across Minnesota Wednesday into early Thursday. 

The system will generate scattered showers and a few embedded thunderstorms. No severe weather is expected, but a few cells could produce downpours and potentially small hail. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NAM 3 km model in the map above shows showers moving into western Minnesota Wednesday evening. The cells then propagate eastward to around the Twin Cities and Duluth by around midnight. 

 keeps all severe weather risks south of Minnesota on Wednesday. But it lays out a general thunderstorm area as far north as Duluth. 

Overall precipitation looks light across most of Minnesota. But an inch of rain could fall along a narrow band from around Ortonville in western Minnesota through the Iron Range.

Highs Wednesday and Thursday will reach the 70s south with 60s up north. 

The warmest day of the next week will be Saturday. High in the 80s south with 70s north will feel balmy. 

Humidity levels will climb Saturday with dew points in the 60s. A chance for thunderstorms appears likely Saturday night. 

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Paul Huttner

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Expect mostly light rain with a few embedded thunderstorm cells. No severe weather is expected, but a few cells could produce downpours and potentially small hail. 

Tracking rain and a little thunder late Tuesday

NOAA via tropical tidbits

NOAA 

European model (ECMWF) precipitation output

Tracking rain and a little thunder late Tuesday

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