Showers wrap up early Sunday; sunshine returns on Monday

Cloudy skies and scattered showers will persist into Sunday morning as a low-pressure system tracks from southeastern Minnesota into central Wisconsin. Temperatures will cool briefly to seasonal averages on Monday, followed by a warm-up and breezy winds as the week wraps up.

Showers end early, cloud cover remains

Expect cloudy skies and scattered showers on Sunday, with temperatures reaching the lower 50s. Rain will taper off by early Sunday afternoon, but overcast conditions will persist through Sunday night.

This system is bringing rainfall amounts of over a tenth of an inch, with some areas receiving over an inch! The table below shows precipitation data collected from observers across the state.

If you would like to become a precipitation observer check out the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network-CoCoRaHS here.

Brief cooldown Monday, warming mid-week

Late Sunday night into early Monday, a dry cold front will push through, shifting winds to the northwest and ushering in a seasonably cool airmass. Winds will be breezy with gusts over 20 mph.

Highs will approach the mid to upper 40s with sunny skies.

We’ll see another warming trend of above-average temperatures starting Tuesday with highs around 50 degrees. Breezy southerly winds will help push temperatures even higher through the end of the week. Temperature anomaly charts illustrate how our current temperatures compare to the average.