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Election Day rain winds down this evening

Much needed rainfall for Minnesota again today.

Election day weather
Election day weather outlook.
Twin Cities National Weather Service

It’s a rainy Election Day 2024 across much of Minnesota.

A slow-moving low-pressure system has delivered waves of showers throughout the day.

So far rainfall totals have run between .25” and .50” at many locations. Here are some select rainfall totals around Minnesota through the early afternoon.

  • Zumbrota .68”

  • Nowthen .60”

  • St. Michael .53”

  • Corcoran .50”

  • Coon Rapids .49”

  • Andover .48”

  • Anoka .43”

  • Winona .38”

  • Lakeville .37”

The swirl of showers is lifting north today. Most forecast models taper off showers late this afternoon into early evening around the greater Twin Cities area. Here’s NOAA’s NAM 3 km model between 1 and 7 p.m. tonight.

NOAA NAM 3 km model
NOAA NAM 3 km model between 1 and 7 p.m. Tuesday.
NOAA via tropical tidbits

Temperatures today are in the 40s across most of Minnesota.

Forecast high temperatures Tuesday
Forecast high temperatures Tuesday.
NOAA