Warm with gusty winds and periods of rain Thursday. Snow coming to northwest Minnesota
Wind advisory far southern Minnesota
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Precipitation has finally returned! Today’s rain is the first measurable precipitation at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport since Jan. 19.
Periods of rain continue today, with some breaks in the rain at times. The rain changes to snow in northern Minnesota Thursday evening and overnight.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday:
A thunderstorm is also possible in southern Minnesota and parts of Iowa and Wisconsin Thursday afternoon and evening.
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Updated forecast information will be posted by the National Weather Service offices in the Twin Cities, Duluth, La Crosse, Wis., Sioux Falls, S.D. and Grand Forks, N.D.
Warm again
Thursday highs will be in the 40s in many areas, with 50s from east-central and southeastern Minnesota into Wisconsin:
The average high temperature for the Twin Cities is just 26 degrees this time of year. The Twin Cities record high for today is 50 degrees.
Windy
Gusty winds are expected today, prompting a wind advisory for portions of southern Minnesota:
Here are details of the wind advisory:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 135 AM CST Thu Feb 8 2024 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086>088-094>096-090000- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0001.240208T1500Z-240209T0000Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette- Clayton-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston- Including the cities of New Hampton, Decorah, Charles City, Austin, Waukon, Caledonia, Rochester, Cresco, Dodge Center, Winona, Elkader, Oelwein, Osage, and Preston 135 AM CST Thu Feb 8 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Update
A new Updraft will be posted around 10 a.m. today. It will include a look at the weekend.
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