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Rain tapers off Monday with another round coming Tuesday

Weather map showing moving forecast from south up into Minnesota.
North American Mesoscale Forecast System forecast precipitation for 6 a.m. Monday to 12 a.m. Wednesday.
NOAA via Pivotal Weather

Wet and gloomy weather is still with us as we kick off this new week. Our Monday begins with areas of fog — some dense — and scattered showers and thunderstorms. Expect a general one-then to one-quarter inch of rain.

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European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts output rain amounts for Monday.
NOAA via Pivotal Weather

This round of rain will exit the region to the east and northeast through Monday morning and afternoon while cooler and drier air is carried in on a northwest wind behind a cold front. Another low pressure system approaches overnight with rain that will move from southwest to northeast through the day Tuesday.

Weather map showing moving forecast from south up into Minnesota.
North American Mesoscale Forecast System forecast precipitation for 6 a.m. Monday to 12 a.m. Wednesday.
NOAA via Pivotal Weather

Many areas, including the Twin Cities, can expect one-quarter to one-half inch of rain from that round. Amounts drop off going northwest. We’ll look to the other side of a line from Alexandria to the Iron Range for areas that won’t see much of any moisture.

A weather map showing rain amounts.
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts output rain amounts for Tuesday.
NOAA via Pivotal Weather

After Tuesday we should get a break from the rain until the weekend. There may be a few showers looking south and west Wednesday night.

Monday’s cold front allows a spread in high temperatures from 47 in Roseau to 58 in Minneapolis to a warmer 65 in Rochester.

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Highs for Monday.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Northwest communities that miss out on the rain Monday night will fall into the 20s by Tuesday morning. 40s will be more common for overnight lows going south and east of St. Cloud.

A map showing low temperatures across the state.
Lows for Monday night. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Tuesday stays cooler but seasonable with most of the region in the low to mid-40s. Daytime highs will gradually trend warmer over the rest of the week with widespread 50s by Friday.

A map showing highs across the state.
Highs for Tuesday.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Overnight lows will start to drop to near and below freezing beginning Tuesday night, particularly away from the Twin Cities metro area.

A map showing range of low temperatures across the state.
Lows for Tuesday night.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration