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Most of Minnesota will remain dry Wednesday with high clouds increasing. Scattered storms move into western Minnesota Wednesday evening. Storm chances increase statewide into Thursday and Friday.


Dry for most Wednesday ahead of increasing thunder chances

Minnesota is about to trade sunshine for storm chances as a more active weather pattern settles into the Upper Midwest. While a few storms could become severe, the bigger story may be the opportunity for widespread, beneficial rainfall as meteorological summer gets underway.


Storm chances increase for Wednesday and Thursday

High pressure brings abundant sunshine for Tuesday into the start of Wednesday. We’re still tracking hopeful rain, thunder chances for Wednesday night into Thursday, Friday. 


High pressure brings sunshine Tuesday ahead of late-week thunder chances

Rain was really split across the state last weekend. We have a more active rainy pattern ahead from late this Wednesday until Friday. 


Tracking stormy weather's return later week

The pattern remains very warm with temperatures averaging 5 to 10 degrees above normal through the week. We’ll have spotty showers Monday with better chances later in the week. 


Spotty showers Monday with better chances later this week

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms continuing through Monday before a more organized rain event arrives later in the week. Temperatures running warm through start of June.


Rainy start to meteorological summer; summer-like temperatures persist

Clouds will be a bit more noticeable across the southern two-thirds of Minnesota on Sunday, along with increasing chances for rain. Areas of beneficial showers are expected through the day, bringing some much-needed relief to our increasingly dry landscape.


Warm week ahead with opportunities for rainfall

Little change is expected in Minnesota's weather pattern as we head into Sunday. Warm temperatures and periodic chances for showers and thunderstorms will continue, with the greatest rain chances remaining across portions of western and southern Minnesota.


Summer-like warmth holds strong through the start of meteorological summer

Warm temperatures will stick around through the weekend, with only spotty showers in western Minnesota. More widespread rain could arrive by midweek, offering some relief to drought conditions.


Warm weekend forecast; spotty showers remain west

We’re tracking a few isolated rounds of rain later Friday into early Saturday, then again later next Wednesday, but the drought could slightly expand into next week. 


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Most of Minnesota will remain dry today with increasing high clouds. Scattered storms move into western Minnesota this evening. Chances increase statewide into Thursday, Friday.

Minnesota weather: Dry Wednesday; storm chances ahead

Minnesota is about to trade sunshine for storm chances as a more active weather pattern settles into the Upper Midwest. While a few storms could become severe, the bigger story may be the opportunity for widespread, beneficial rainfall as meteorological summer gets underway.

High pressure brings abundant sunshine for Tuesday into the start of Wednesday. We’re still tracking hopeful rain, thunder chances for Wednesday night into Thursday, Friday.

High pressure brings sunshine Tuesday ahead of late week thunder chances

Minnesota weather: Tuesday sun, late-week storm chances

Rain was really split across the state last weekend. We have a more active rainy pattern ahead from late this Wednesday until Friday. 

Wednesday into Friday should be a little more unsettled

The pattern remains very warm with temperatures averaging 5 to 10 degrees above normal through the week. We’ll have spotty showers Monday with better chances later in the week.

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