Storms start to move out of Minnesota, continue for western Wisconsin

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Plenty of sunshine and 60s in store for Saturday as we head into the final days of April. Clouds roll in Sunday, bringing a chance for showers and thunderstorms. Looking ahead, Monday’s severe weather potential is something to keep an eye on and start preparing. 

High pressure overhead will bring plenty of sunshine, light winds, and seasonal temperatures to the state. Afternoon highs will climb into the low to mid-60s across the area.

Clouds build in Saturday night, with showers and thunderstorms possible late tonight into early Sunday. A few lingering showers may stick around northeastern Minnesota through midday.

Overnight lows will dip into the upper 40s across much of the state, with mid-30s expected along the North Shore.

Cloud cover and increasing winds on tap for Sunday with temperatures once again expected in the seasonal 60s. 

All of our attention is set on Monday for severe weather. The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded our risk to moderate (level 4 out of 5) for Monday. The moderate risk area includes the metro and areas in southeastern Minnesota. This type of risk 3 days out is exceptionally rare for the Upper Midwest. 

Sunday night we’ll start to see fairly widespread thunderstorm development overnight into Monday morning. A break in the action is expected after the morning storms, and any sunshine that follows will help set the stage for a more volatile afternoon outbreak.

By early Monday afternoon, storms will begin to fire along the cold front in western Minnesota, with rapid development expected by mid-afternoon across eastern and southeastern parts of the state.

The threat of large hail, damaging winds and strong to intense tornadoes are likely. It is crucial to have a plan in place for when severe weather strikes. Make sure you have a weather radio, or a weather app that can notify you of warnings in your area.

As always, we will be closely monitoring the skies for you. 

Mandy Thalhuber

Author

Plenty of sunshine and 60s in store for Saturday as we head into the final days of April. Clouds roll in Sunday, bringing a chance for showers and thunderstorms. Looking ahead, Monday’s severe weather potential is something to keep an eye on and start preparing. 


National Weather Service

Forecast precipitation Saturday 7 p.m. to Sunday 1 p.m. 

NOAA via Pivotal Weather

NOAA via Iowa Environmental Mesonet

Forecast precipitation Sunday 7 p.m. to Tuesday 7 a.m. 

Beautiful Saturday ahead with sunshine and 60s; rain chances move in tonight

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