A little of Minnesota’s thirst was quenched over the weekend in some areas that really needed rainfall most. Rainfall amounts were more extreme for some places, however, especially in Iowa and Illinois.
A beautiful stretch of weather develops Monday with lots of sunshine and comfortable temperatures in the 70s statewide. It’ll be a little warmer Tuesday and Wednesday and dry until Friday or Saturday.
Sunshine returns Monday after some much needed weekend moisture. High temperatures will be mainly in the 70s statewide Monday. It’ll be well into the 80s for most of southern and western Minnesota Tuesday with sunny skies much of the week.
Many areas will see rain at times Sunday evening and overnight, along with some embedded thunderstorms. We have details on that, plus a look at the week ahead.
We have a map of rainfall totals for the first part of the weekend, plus a look at our Sunday/Sunday night rain potential. The week ahead looks fairly nice, with a cool start.
The steadiest Sunday morning rains are expected in far southern Minnesota, where a flood watch continues. We have an update on that, plus a look at afternoon and evening rain chances.
Far southern Minnesota could see some strong thunderstorms and heavy rain Saturday evening and overnight. We have details on the flood watch in that area, plus shower and thunderstorm chances elsewhere this weekend.
The park near the California-Nevada state line weathered 1.46 inches of rain. That's about 75% of what the area typically gets in a year. About 500 visitors had been stuck inside the park.
Periods of rain and thunderstorms will continue across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin this weekend. We have details on our weekend rain and a look at the week ahead.
The highest weekend rainfall totals, 1 to 2 inches, are expected from the southern half of Minnesota eastward into Wisconsin. Localized higher amounts are possible. Northwestern Minnesota will see very little rain this weekend.
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