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MN Weather: Soaking Rain Will Hit Twin Cities Tonight
Meanwhile, the relatively chilly weather will continue this week throughout central Minnesota.
TWIN CITIES, MN — Expect major showers and thunderstorms to impact the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro Monday night.
"A good soaking rain is expected tonight, with a couple of pockets with 1-2" of rain expected across the Twin Cities metro and western Wisconsin," the National Weather Service said.
Meanwhile, the relatively chilly weather will continue.
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Here's the full NWS forecast for the Twin Cities metro area:
Monday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 74. Light east wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 59. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 51. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
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