Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Showers lift north Tuesday, more rain chances ahead

Temperatures will be slightly above normal this week

tue 947
Forecast precipitation and type 9 a.m. Tuesday through 1 a.m. Wednesday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Our latest round of moisture will lift north Tuesday morning. Wednesday will be mainly dry before more showers develop Thursday and late Sunday. 

Showers march north with decreasing clouds Tuesday  

The latest round of showers will continue to move north Tuesday morning, pinwheeling around a surface low tracking straight across northern Minnesota.

tue 947
Forecast precipitation and type 9 a.m. Tuesday through 1 a.m. Wednesday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Southern Minnesota will see skies clear, resulting in warmer temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s while northern Minnesota remains locked under clouds and scattered showers.

clds ZTUE
Forecast cloud cover 7 a.m. Tuesday through 8 p.m.
College of DuPage weather lab

Highs Tuesday will be near 70 in southern Minnesota but just in the 50s and 40s north with the clouds and showers.

tuehi12
Forecast highs Tuesday
National Weather Service

Wednesday will be mainly dry with increasing cloud cover. A spotty shower is possible, especially in far southern Minnesota, late. Highs will be near 70 degrees again in southern Minnesota.  

wed12
Forecast highs Wednesday
National Weather Service

Another round of showers develops Thursday into Thursday night for the state. That system will deliver more rainfall than this most recent disturbance.

thu 948
Forecast precipitation and type 1 p.m. Wednesday through 1 p.m. Friday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather

Most of Friday and Saturday look mostly dry before yet another chance of showers moves in late Sunday into early next week. 

SUN 949
Forecast precipitation and type 1 a.m. Sunday through 7 p.m. Tuesday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather

We’ll also be warmer early next week, well into the 70s and potentially near 80 degrees by Monday. That means more energy and already there’s an early outlook for potentially strong storms Monday:

MON SPC
Severe weather outlook for Monday
NOAA Storm Prediction Center