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Widespread significant rainfall may be a crop-saver for farmers
Widespread significant rainfall fell at a critical time for Minnesota farmers. With dry soils and expanding drought, the welcome rains may save many crops this year.
Tuesday’s storm system brought beneficial rain. Behind it, cooler weather prevails. Warmer weather rebounds by the weekend. Minnesota sees another rain chance later this week.
Behind Tuesday’s storm system, all of Minnesota sees a day of below average temperatures, which has not happened often during what has been a very hot summer so far.
Following a wet and stormy Tuesday, Minnesota temperatures turn much cooler and are likely to stay below average through the weekend.
A storm system moving across Minnesota brings noticeably cooler weather and a needed, soaking rain to most of the state, but it also comes with a severe weather risk.
Minnesota’s recent hot weather comes to a dramatic end as highs in the 90s are replaced by 60s and 70s. This weather pattern change also brings in a couple chances for soaking rain through the end of the week.