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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Ron Trenda

Warmer today with isolated thunder possible; cooler and showery Monday

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This will be the nicer day of the weekend for most of Minnesota, but it will be breezy.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this Sunday afternoon and evening over northeastern Minnesota and much of northwestern and west-central Wisconsin.

Here is the forecast rainfall pattern, today through Monday night, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System (NAM):

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NOAA/NAM data, via College of DuPage

The Twin Cities area could see an isolated shower or thunderstorm this afternoon or this evening. The best chance of scattered thunderstorms is expected to stay north and east of the Twin Cities metro area.

On Monday, most of Minnesota and Wisconsin will see scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

Severe risk

The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service shows a marginal risk of severe weather today and tonight for much of north-central and northeastern Minnesota and western and central Wisconsin:

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Storm Prediction Center/National Weather Service

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible in the marginal risk area, mainly this afternoon and evening.

Mild today, cool Monday

Highs today will be in the upper 60s over much of northeastern Minnesota, with mostly 70s elsewhere in our state.  Some spots in southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, could touch 80.

A cold front moves through tonight:

rt65allfronts

Highs in the 60s are expected over much of Minnesota on Monday, with lower 70s possible in the south.

Highs in the Twin Cities will stay in the lower 70s on Tuesday, then the warmup begins.

Shooting for 90

Twin Cities high temps rebound to the upper 70s on Wednesday, and 80s are expected on Thursday.

The Global Forecast System model of the NWS shows an upper-level ridge of high pressure over the middle of the U.S. by Friday:

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Global Forecast System data/NWS

That will help us warm up nicely. I would expect Friday highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s for much of Minnesota. The very warm temperatures are expected to linger into next Saturday and Sunday.

Sounds like good cabin weather!