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Scattered showers taper off Wednesday with sun Thursday

Shaping up to be a decent Memorial Day weekend

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Forecast cloud cover 9 p.m. Wednesday through 9 p.m. Thursday
College of DuPage weather lab

Showers continue Wednesday but will become more scattered and generally lighter than in the past 24 hours. Sunshine should pop back out Thursday, warming things up. 

Showers Wednesday, warm sunshine Thursday  

The rainfall has really added up over the last couple of days in central and southern Minnesota. A large area of 2 to 3 inches of rain has fallen across south-central and east-central Minnesota since late Monday.

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48-hour rainfall through 7 a.m. Wednesday
National Weather Service

Across the Twin Cities metro, most rainfall amounts have also been in the 2 to 3-inch range. This erases the deficits we had developed with the hot, dry weather the first half of this month.

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48-hour rainfall through 7 a.m. Wednesday
National Weather Service

Our soggy system lingers Wednesday with showers becoming more scattered and generally lighter. Those rain showers should taper off completely Wednesday evening into Thursday.

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Forecast simulated radar 8 a.m. Wednesday through 4 a.m. Thursday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Temperatures will be cool again in central and southern Minnesota with the rain and clouds, mostly in the upper 50s and low 50s. Northern Minnesota will see highs in the low 60s thanks to the dry weather and some sun there. 

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Forecast highs Wednesday
National Weather Service

Clouds break up overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning. The clearing skies will warm things up the next couple days but also lead to a chilly Wednesday night.

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Forecast cloud cover 9 p.m. Wednesday through 9 p.m. Thursday
College of DuPage weather lab

It’ll be cold overnight Wednesday as a frost advisory is in effect for northeastern Minnesota with lows falling into the 30s and 40s across the state.

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Frost advisory Wednesday night
National Weather Service
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Forecast lows Wednesday night
National Weather Service

We’ll have partly cloudy skies Thursday and Friday. That will allow temperatures to pop back up into the 60s across the state. 

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Forecast highs Thursday
National Weather Service

The Memorial Day weekend looks mainly pleasant, just a little on the cool side compared to normal, with highs mostly in the 60s. There will be the chance of an isolated or spotty shower by late Sunday and Memorial Day. 

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Forecast highs Saturday, Sunday and Memorial Day
National Weather Service

There are signs of more summerlike warmth building back in for the middle and later part of next week. We could see 80s if not 90 degrees again for some.