A slow-moving frontal boundary stalled over southern Minnesota has brought impressive rainfall totals across the region, soaking many areas with several inches of rain over the past 24 hours. A short-lived break in the rain is expected Friday afternoon with only isolated and spotty storm chances returning Friday night.
Rain will taper off Friday, but we’ll have more pop-up showers and thunder possible later in the day. Saturday will be mostly dry but we head back into an active pattern afterward.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has once again triggered an air quality alert across parts of Minnesota. Our forecast calls for heavy rainfall, potentially washing some of the smoke out of the air.
We’ll have spotty showers and storms Thursday with more widespread activity developing Thursday afternoon into Friday morning. Heavy rain is possible for central and southern Minnesota.
A nearly stalled frontal boundary will be the focus for multiple rounds of storms through Friday. Heavy rain is possible especially Thursday night for southern Minnesota.
Sunshine will really warm temperatures Tuesday. Clouds increase Wednesday with the first of a few rounds of storms developing later in the day. The pattern is active through Friday.
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