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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Paul Huttner

Isolated thunderstorms today and Saturday

Severe risk is low, but a few storms could get locally feisty.

NOAA FV3 model
NOAA FV3 model between noon and 6 pm Saturday.
NOAA via tropical tidbits

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It’s a hit-or-miss rainfall pattern again today across Minnesota.

There’s just enough moisture and instability in our atmosphere to pop a few spotty thunderstorms today and Saturday. As of this post, a pretty feisty cell with nice beneficial local downpours is working through St. Paul and the eastern Twin Cities.

NOAA’s FV3 model shows a similar pattern taking shape for Saturday afternoon. The loop (top of post) below runs between noon and 6 pm Saturday.

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center paints a marginal (low) risk for a few severe cells Saturday afternoon across our region.

Severe weather risk areas
Severe weather risk areas Saturday.
NOAA

Overall rainfall still looks light with some locally heavier downpours. Here’s the European model rainfall outlook for the next 10 days.

European model (ECMWF) precipitation output
European model (ECMWF) precipitation output for the next 10 days.
ECMWF via pivotal weather