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Sunshine is back for Wednesday. Rain west late Thursday

Active pattern continues with rain Thursday night, Sunday night

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5-day forecast for the Twin Cities area
National Weather Service

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High pressure brings pleasant conditions Wednesday. The weekend looks warmer with isolated shower and thunder chances.

High pressure Wednesday has brought sunshine and dry weather back to Minnesota. Temperatures will be warmer as a result. Thursday will be even warmer but rain will develop late in the west.

Sunshine, dry weather Wednesday ahead of more rain Thursday night

A very pleasant Wednesday can be expected thanks to high pressure. Winds will be light and we’ll see just a few fair weather cumulus clouds in the afternoon. High temperatures will be warmer, ranging from the upper 60s to low 70s.

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Forecast highs Wednesday
National Weather Service

The sunshine will persist through Wednesday. Eastern Minnesota will also see sun much of Thursday but clouds will increase in western Minnesota starting Thursday morning.

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Forecast cloud cover 7 a.m. Wednesday through 5 p.m. Thursday
College of DuPage weather lab

Thursday will be warmer, with highs in the mid to upper 70s across southern Minnesota.

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Forecast highs Thursday
National Weather Service

The next system will already spread showers into western Minnesota by Thursday afternoon and evening, then move east into Thursday night and Friday with lingering instability Saturday.

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Forecast precipitation 7 a.m. Thursday through 1 a.m. Saturday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

The best chances of rainfall during the daylight hours Thursday will be for the western half of the state.

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Forecast chance of rainfall Thursday
National Weather Service

Rainfall through early Saturday will generally be at an inch or less with this next system but locally higher amounts are possible in some thunderstorms.

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Forecast rainfall through early Saturday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

The weekend will be warmer with isolated shower and thunder chances.

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Forecast highs by Sunday
National Weather Service

Highs should reach the low 80s by Sunday and Monday for southern Minnesota with another round of rain and thunder likely Sunday night into Monday.