Sunnier, warmer weather in the forecast
Drier days ahead after a soggy start to summer
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Happy halfway point of meteorological summer, Minnesota!
We’re about halfway between June 1 and Aug. 31. That’s the period we climate and weather geeks define as meteorological summer.
Other than our Octobery Wednesday, this summer has been slightly warm and very soggy around most of Minnesota so far.
Temperatures are running around 2 degrees warmer than normal so far this summer around the Twin Cities and much of Minnesota.
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Rainfall has been off the charts. Ten to 15 inches of rain has fallen in the past month from the western Twin Cities westward through towns along the Highway 7 and 212 corridors.
There’s a lot of standing water in the fields west of the Twin Cities these days. Flood warnings continue for the Minnesota River southwest and west of the Twin Cities area.
1020 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Minnesota River at Morton.
* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Riverside Rd and Front Street flooded in North Redwood. *
ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 900 AM CDT Wednesday, the stage was 21.8 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 900 AM CDT Wednesday was 21.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Friday evening and continue falling to 19.5 feet Wednesday, July 23. - Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
Sunnier days ahead
Our weather takes a turn for the sunnier and drier in the coming days. Highs will reach the 70s once again Thursday.
Any rainfall will be more scattered and lighter in general as we move into the weekend.
Highs will push to 80 degrees by Sunday afternoon.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s outlooks favor somewhat warmer and drier weather in the eight to 14-day time frame.
Enjoy the break from the soggy weather pattern we’ve endured so far this summer.
