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A soggy overnight with lingering instability Thursday and Friday

The weekend looks mostly dry and pleasant

NWS QPF 21z
Forecast rainfall Wednesday night into Thursday
NOAA via pivotal weather

We’ll have scattered showers and thunderstorms overnight with heavy rain possible in some places. Instability will linger into Thursday and Friday. A dry, pleasant weekend is shaping up.

A wet overnight with lingering instability Thursday and Friday 

Occasional showers and storms will fill in and expand across Minnesota tonight. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible across portions of southern Minnesota into western Wisconsin. 

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Forecast simulated radar 5 p.m. Wednesday through 9 p.m. Thursday
NOAA via pivotal weather

The risk of severe weather is pretty low with a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) forecast for southwest Minnesota into tonight. 

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Severe weather outlook Wednesday evening and overnight
Iowa State University via National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center

Rainfall amounts will mostly be in the 1 to 2 inch rain but a few isolated spots could see 3 or more inches.

NWS QPF 21z
Forecast rainfall Wednesday night into Thursday
NOAA via pivotal weather

Thursday will see cooler temps with the increased cloud cover and some instability-driven, pop-up showers and storms later in the day again. 

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Forecast highs Thursday
National Weather Service

The weekend looks dry and pleasant with highs near 80 and plenty of sunshine. The dry weather looks to persist into early next week.