Very windy Wednesday with lingering clouds, moisture east
Western Minnesota will see more sunshine the next day or two
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Updated 9:30 a.m.
A slowly moving system to our east will keep some lingering clouds in eastern Minnesota, with rain and snow showers in southeastern Minnesota. It will be very windy statewide.
Windy Wednesday with some lingering moisture east
The big weather story Wednesday is the wind. In the wake of two systems, blustery north winds will blow at 20-30 mph with gusts over 40 mph in southern Minnesota through the day.
There will also be some lingering clouds in eastern Minnesota as the southeast system is very slow to depart. Southeastern Minnesota will even see lingering snow and rain showers.
There will be some additional accumulation in far southeastern Minnesota of up to 1-3 inches.
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Highs will mostly be in the 40s across the state Wednesday but slightly warmer west, where there will be the most sunshine.
Warmer ahead of the next storm system
Thursday and Friday will see a slight uptick in temperatures with highs in the 50s starting to expand into central and southern Minnesota from the west.
The next storm system moves in Sunday and Monday, bringing the potential for more rain and even some snow showers.
Some of the forecast models hint at the possibility of some snowfall Sunday. This will depend on the timing of the precipitation when temperatures are colder.
Forecast cloud cover for the eclipse?
Many are hoping to catch a glimpse of the total solar eclipse Monday afternoon. In Minnesota it will be partial and also likely mostly overcast.
The graphic below is a blend of the forecast models, a sort of weighted average among the models for forecast cloud cover in terms of percentage of the sky covered for 1 p.m. Monday. Whiter areas are more clear while bluer areas are overcast.
