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Mild Monday with more rain developing into Tuesday

Cooler air and sunshine moves in for Thursday

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Forecast temperature anomalies (departure from normal) Monday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via WeatherBELL Analytics

Temperatures Monday will be several degrees above normal. Rain develops northwest and expands across the state Tuesday. Cooler air but sunshine also move in for Thursday.

Mild Monday with more rain developing into Tuesday

Monday won’t be sunny but it will be very mild. After some morning fog, look for a mix of clouds and some occasional sunshine.

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Forecast visibility 6 a.m. through 5 p.m. Monday
College of DuPage Weather

A dense fog advisory is posted for much of central and southern Minnesota through 10 a.m. Monday.

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Dense fog advisories through 10 a.m. Monday
NOAA via Pivotal Weather

Afternoon highs will be in the low to mid-70s across much of central and southern Minnesota with 60s far north. Those readings are about 2 to 10 degrees above normal.

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Forecast highs Monday
NOAA, via WeatherBell Analytics

Showers will develop in northwestern Minnesota and expand east into much of northern Minnesota by Monday evening. Those showers and even some thunderstorms will expand across much of the state for Tuesday, lingering into Wednesday.

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Forecast precipitation 7 a.m. Monday through 7 p.m. Wednesday
NOAA via Pivotal Weather

Rainfall could be significant for many areas, especially northwestern Minnesota. A broad area of 1 inch or more looks likely for many places but northwest and southeast Minnesota could see more than 2 inches by Wednesday evening.

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Forecast rainfall totals through Wednesday evening
NOAA via WeatherBell Analytics

Behind the system, high pressure and cooler air move in for Thursday and Friday. That means we’ll also see some abundant sunshine rather than playing hide and seek with the sun as we have lately.

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Forecast highs Thursday
NOAA, via WeatherBell Analytics

Forecast models hint at some chilly air moving in either by the end of the upcoming weekend or later next week. Tracking weather is volatile this time of year in the season of changes.