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Flash flood watch into Wednesday morning

Heavy tropical downpours east; Octobery Wednesday; sunny 70s later this week

Flash flood watch
Flash flood watch until 7 am Wednesday
Twin Cities National Weather Service

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Cristobal soaker

Tropical downpours from Cristobal continue to soak areas from the Twin Cities south and east into Friday morning. NOAA’s NAM 3 km resolution model tracks the heaviest rain cells from southeast Minnesota through western Wisconsin into Wednesday morning.

NOAA NAM 3 km model through 7 am Wednesday
NOAA NAM 3 km model through 7 a.m. Wednesday.
NOAA via Weather Bell

The flash flood watch continues until 7 a.m. Wednesday.

I wrote in detail earlier about Cristobal’s rare “crossover” storm status. The center of the storm likely crosses Lake Superior Wednesday morning. That’s the furthest west Atlantic post-tropical cyclone track on record.

Octobery Wednesday

Monday felt hotter than the Fourth of July. Wednesday brings an October breeze to Minnesota. Gusty northwest winds and temperatures in the 50s and 60s to near 70 combine to make it feel like early October out there.

Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
NOAA

Wind chills by Thursday morning will make it feel like the 30s in northeast Minnesota.

Forecast wind chill temperatures Thursday morning
Forecast wind chill temperatures Thursday morning
NOAA

Sunny 70s return

Sunshine and highs in the 70s return to most of Minnesota Thursday through the upcoming weekend. Highs in the 60s favor northern Minnesota.

Forecast high temperatures Friday
Forecast high temperatures Friday
NOAA

Cooler by the lake as usual.