Blustery and much cooler Wednesday; pleasant beginning Thursday

Heavy rain from Post-Tropical Cyclone Cristobal fell across portions of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin from Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night. Early measurements report rainfalls of generally 1 to 3 inches from southeastern Minnesota and the eastern Twin Cities metro area to west-central and northwestern Wisconsin. Flash flooding and a few road closures were reported in Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties in Wisconsin.

In contrast, central and western portions of the Twin Cities area picked up much less rain. The rain gauge at MSP Airport measured just 0.16 inches. Crystal Airport just northwest of Minneapolis got only 0.11 inches

Cristobal over Lake Superior

It is indeed unusual to see the soggy remnants of a tropical storm over Lake Superior, but that is where Cristobal is this Wednesday morning, spinning with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. Heavy rain has been falling toward the tip of the Arrowhead around Grand Marais and Grand Portage on the backside of the storm.

Weather radar at about 7 a.m. on Wednesday
Duluth National Weather Service

Lingering widely scattered showers will mostly dissipate during Wednesday morning.

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Sweatshirt weather in June

Wednesday’s weather will be dominated by a cool, blustery northwest wind from our Canadian friends. High temperatures will be restricted to the 60s for most of the state. Southern sections should see some low 70s in the afternoon, especially in the southwest such as around Pipestone and Worthington. The Twin Cities might get close to 70 with a northwest wind blowing 15 to 30 mph.

Forecast high temperatures and winds for Wednesday
Twin Cities National Weather Service

Severe weather threat shifts east

The hot area for severe weather on Wednesday is likely to be from the Ohio Valley to Michigan. The Detroit area is currently in the bullseye of a moderate risk area (fourth level of risk with five being the highest).

Updated risk for severe storms for Wednesday — Updated risk for severe storms Wednesday
NOAA Storm Prediction Center

Rather dry period coming

The next week should bring little significant rain to Minnesota. The seven-day rainfall outlook through 7 a.m. next Wednesday calls for maybe a couple tenths of an inch in the southeast and northeast corners but little or none for the rest of us.