Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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It was nice to hear the rain on the roof overnight!

I tallied 71/100ths of an inch of rain in St. Paul Saturday evening and overnight. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport had 43/100ths of an inch. One inch was reported at Crystal Airport. Additional rainfall totals will be posted this morning.

Parts of northwestern Minnesota saw heavy rain Saturday and Saturday night. The rain caused flooding in some areas. There is a flash flood warning until 12:15 today in parts of two Minnesota counties and two North Dakota counties:

A dense fog advisory continues until 10 a.m. today in parts of northeastern Minnesota and far northwestern Wisconsin:

A low pressure system is centered over east-central Minnesota early Sunday morning. That low will move slowly eastward today, shifting the best thunderstorm chances into Wisconsin. Wrap-around moisture will keep some patches of showers over Minnesota today, with a few very spotty thunderstorms also possible. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential rain pattern from 11 a.m. Sunday to 10 p.m. Sunday:

NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) model shows a similar rain pattern for that same time span:

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News 

You can also check these National Weather Service sites for updated weather info: 

The average June 25 Twin Cities high temperature is 82 degrees. Metro area highs may only reach the lower 70s this Sunday afternoon. 

Much of north-central and northeastern Minnesota will have Sunday highs in the 60s, with mainly 70s elsewhere:

 has issued an air quality alert for northern Minnesota that will continue until 9 a.m. Monday:

Here are details of the alert, from MPCA:

Air quality alert expanded due to wildfire smoke for northern Minn. through Monday, June 26 at 9 a.m.

A new Updraft will be posted around 10:30 this morning. It’ll include an update on today’s weather and a look at the coming week.

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:39 a.m., 9:39 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. today.

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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Ron Trenda

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We’ll see some raindrops at times today, and you’ll notice the cool breezes.

A cool and breezy Sunday, with showers at times

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