Blizzard warnings in Northwest Minnesota, winter weather advisories across the state

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The severe thunderstorm watch zone has been expanded to include parts of southeast Minnesota until midnight Tuesday. 

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a 

 that includes western Wisconsin right up the Minnesota border near the eastern Twin Cities. 

Monday brought the 14th day of 90-degree heat in 2023 to the Twin Cities. 

The temperature topped out at 93 degrees Monday afternoon at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. 

That heat combined with dew points in the 60s to create an atmosphere capable of scattered strong to severe thunderstorms. 

I emphasize the word scattered in the forecast Monday night. 

It looks like cells will be spotty in terms of coverage. But those that do get going could grow strong to potentially severe. You can see the 

 on the MPR News weather interactive radar. 

Tuesday brings cooler breezes to southern Minnesota. Highs will be in the 70s across most of Minnesota for the next couple of days. 

Overnight lows will be in  the comfy 50s across most of Minnesota. Good sleeping weather. 

Widespread rainfall is often hard to come by in July. Storms that do form tend to be more localized in coverage, so it’s not likely we’ll see widespread drought-denting rains this week. 

But there are chances for scattered rain and thunder this week. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System model is similar to others that show spotty rain chances. The loop below runs between 1 p.m. Tuesday and 1 p.m. Friday. 

The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts model portrays the spotty nature of potential rainfall this week. Most areas will likely see less than one-quarter inch. There may be a few lucky stripes with up to an inch of rain this week. 

In the longer term, we’ll need a more significant, wetter pattern change to reduce drought intensity over Minnesota.

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Paul Huttner

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We still need rain across most of central and southern Minnesota.

Severe thunderstorm watch until midnight includes southeast Minnesota, western Wisconsin

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NOAA via tropical tidbits

European model (ECMWF) precipitation output

Severe thunderstorm watch until midnight includes southeast Minnesota, western Wisconsin

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