Pleasant and mostly dry Wednesday before more rain arrives

Thursday and Saturday bring the next bouts of rain

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Forecast highs Wednesday
National Weather Service

Updated 9 a.m.

We’ll see clouds decrease Wednesday leading to a pretty nice day. More rain showers develop Wednesday night into Thursday and then again on Saturday. Friday will be nice in between.

A nice Wednesday before more rain arrives 

Look for decreasing clouds Wednesday leading to a pleasant enough midday and afternoon. It won’t be sunny but we should see some periods of sun breaking out through the clouds.

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Forecast cloud cover 8 a.m. through 6 p.m. Wednesday
College of DuPage weather lab

Highs will be mostly in the 60s with 50s far north, close to normal if not a couple degrees above normal.

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Forecast temperature anomalies (departure from normal) Wednesday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Some mid-level clouds will already be increasing later this afternoon as the next system moves in. Rain showers will develop Wednesday night into Thursday as our active pattern continues.

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Forecast precipitation 4 p.m. Wednesday through 4 a.m. Friday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Significant rainfall is possible across central and southern Minnesota, up to one-half to 1 inch, with the heaviest rainfall likely across southeastern Minnesota.

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Forecast rainfall Wednesday night into Thursday night
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Clouds clear back out for a nice looking Friday. Highs will be well into the 60s for many.

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Forecast highs Friday
National Weather Service

Another, weaker system brings some showers Friday night into Saturday. The Saturday system looks more showery.

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Probability of rainfall Saturday
National Weather Service

The sun returns Sunday and temperatures will warm. We’ll see highs in the low 70s again in southern Minnesota.

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Forecast highs Sunday
National Weather Service

Monday will be even warmer with highs well into the 70s and dry most of the day.

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Forecast highs Monday
National Weather Service

Yet another chance of thunderstorms develops Monday night as our pattern remains active across the region.