The first wave rolls through southwest Minnesota around and after midnight. Rain and embedded thunder likely arrive in the greater Twin Cities area from around 4 a.m.
A band of showers with possible embedded thunder develops in South Dakota and rolls into Minnesota overnight into Wednesday. Snow comes Thursday to northern Minnesota, with potentially plowable accumulations through Friday.
The main runway at the St. Paul Downtown Airport is shutting down temporarily Tuesday to allow crews to install flood barriers to hold back the rising Mississippi River. High rivers have also forced the partial closures in several state parks.
Tuesday will be the last sunny day for a while. Temperatures will range from 60 degrees south to just 40 in the Arrowhead. Showers and thunderstorms develop late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, the first of a few rounds of moisture. Snow will fall Thursday, north.
Enjoy the lighter winds and sun Tuesday because we won’t see much of either for several days. Highs will range from the near 60s south to the 40s north. Rain, thunder develop early Wednesday with some snow to the north. Moisture lingers into Friday.
Snow continues in Lake and Cook counties in northeastern Minnesota Monday. Most of southern and western Minnesota will see sun. Gusty northwest winds will blow at 15-30 mph. Rain develops Wednesday, part of a large storm system.
Scattered snow showers will continue in northeast Minnesota Monday. Sunshine will break out across western and southern Minnesota Monday with gusty northwest winds. Highs will range from the upper 30s to low 50s.
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