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Minnesota Weather: Flooding 'Kicks Into Gear'
As snow continues to melt, the rivers will begin to rise quickly in Minnesota.
TWIN CITIES, MN — With almost all of the snow melted across Minnesota, flooding is expected to begin this week. "It will remain mild this week, with rivers rising as our spring snow melt flood kicks into gear," states the National Weather Service.
"There are a couple of chances for precipitation next week, though nothing major is expected with some light snow Tuesday night and a chance for light rain on Thursday."
Here's the NWS forecast for the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area.
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Monday: Cloudy, with a high near 41. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 4 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 43. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night: Rain likely before 8 p.m., then rain and snow likely between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., then snow likely after 9 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 24. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
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