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Calmer, quiet Wednesday with sunshine breaking out. More rain Friday

Wednesday's windy, Thursday looks pleasant

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Forecast highs Wednesday
National Weather Service

Updated 9 a.m.

Wednesday will be a quieter day. Clouds decrease south to north. An isolated evening thundershower is possible. It will also be windy. More rain arrives Friday.

Storm reports and rainfall

While the worst of the severe weather stayed in Iowa, there were numerous wind damage reports in southeastern Minnesota and a couple possible brief funnels or a tornado to investigate in southern Minnesota.

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Severe weather reports from Tuesday
National Weather Service

There was also a lot of rainfall. A large area of 2 to 3 inches of rain fell from south-central Minnesota through the Twin Cities and up the North Shore. Officially in the Twin Cities at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, 2.15 inches fell. Hinckley saw 3.34 inches.

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Rainfall over the past 24 hours
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Decreasing clouds Wednesday

Clouds will continue to decrease from southwest to northeast through the day Wednesday. An isolated thundershower is possible in the evening across central and northern Minnesota.

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Forecast precipitation 8 a.m. through 10 p.m. Wednesday
College of DuPage weather lab

High temperatures will be in the low 70s south to the 50s north. 

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Forecast highs Wednesday
National Weather Service

We’ll continue to have a windy day with west-northwest winds at 15-25 mph. 

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Forecast wind gusts 6 a.m. through 7 p.m. Wednesday
College of DuPage weather lab

Thursday should be another pleasant day with sunshine through some high clouds. Temperatures will be warmer. 

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Forecast highs Thursday
National Weather Service

Another system develops for the end of the week. Scattered showers and some thunder develop late in the day Thursday and overnight in western Minnesota, spreading east into Friday.

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Forecast precipitation 1 p.m. Thursday through 1 a.m. Saturday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather

There’s a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) of possible severe weather in western Minnesota late Thursday. The main threat would be one or two storms producing brief, high wind gusts or large hail.

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Severe weather outlook for Thursday into Thursday night
NOAA Storm Prediction Center

The weekend won’t be completely dry, but it certainly will not be a washout. The best chance of a couple showers or a thunderstorm will be in northern Minnesota Saturday and western Minnesota Sunday with a slightly better statewide chance for Memorial Day. Most activity will be brief and hit-and-miss.  

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Forecast chance of rainfall for the three day holiday weekend
National Weather Service

Temperatures will be cooler than the past couple of Memorial Day weekends. Highs will be near 70 degrees south to the 60s north.