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Comfortable temps today: thunder chance increases overnight
Far southern Minnesota has the best chance of showers and a few thunderstorms as we go through the daylight hours this Thursday. There is a chance of very scattered showers today from west-central Minnesota to near the western edge of the Twin Cities metro area.
A dry and cool Sunday; 80s return on Monday
Scattered showers will linger into Sunday afternoon in parts of northeastern Minnesota, but most Minnesotans will have a dry Sunday and Sunday evening. It’ll be windy through Sunday afternoon, so there’ll be a good walleye chop on the lakes. Temperature trends Sunday high temps are expected to range from the 50s in far northeastern Minnesota…
Some Sunday afternoon sunshine; temps rebound this coming week
Many lawns and gardens had a good drink of water on Saturday. Sunday will be dry for most Minnesotans, but scattered showers could linger in parts of northern Minnesota during the morning hours. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern on Sunday: The NAM model shows…
Periods of rain and thunder this Saturday; breezy and brighter on Sunday
Rain will complicate some of your outdoor plans during the first half of this weekend. Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have periods of rain, with some embedded thunderstorms, this Saturday and Saturday evening. It’s good to remember that it doesn’t have to be raining at your location for lightning to strike you. Lightning can strike…