MN weather: Afternoon sunshine, stray rumbles
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Some patchy fog ad scattered clouds to start the day but should see both of those gradually diminish Monday morning, leading to plenty of afternoon sunshine with a super stray rumble possible from the metro southeastward as temps head for the low-ish 80s.

Southern Minnesota gets some much-needed rain

Parts of southern Minnesota saw some much-needed rain on Sunday, as the precipitation drizzled on and off through much of the day.

S. Minnesota sees some much-needed rain
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Parts of Minnesota saw some much-needed rain on Sunday, as the precipitation drizzled on and off through much of the day.

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Minnesota weather: Much needed rain on the way

Quick hit-and-miss showers greet us to start the weekend, setting the stage for more precipitation to move in over the course of the next couple of days.

MN Weather: Much needed rain on the way
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Some much needed rain is coming this weekend. Hit-and-miss showers on Saturday with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. Sunday will be much cooler with temperatures in the 70s and rain expected for most of the day before dissipating overnight.

Minnesota weather: Widespread rain likely over the weekend

What could be the first widespread soaking rainfall we've seen since April is looking more likely over the weekend

MN weather: Widespread rain likely this weekend
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Don't get too excited because you may jinx it, but what could be the first widespread soaking rainfall we've seen since April is looking more likely over the weekend.

MN weather: Hot Friday, rain this weekend
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Hot, but not as steamy on Friday, with a high of around 90 degrees. A stray rumble is possible in southern and western Minnesota. Much of the day may be dry on Saturday, with a high of 85 degrees and humidity. Pocket afternoon rumbles are in the forecast. Rainy on Sunday. Highs in the 80s next week.

MN weather: Steamy Thursday; cold front rolls in
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A tropical start, but dew points slowly drop as a cold front rolls through. Still quite hot and muggy this afternoon with very isolated thunder possible. A much better chance for some soaking rain as we head through the weekend.

Thursday's Forecast: Another steamy day
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There's an off chance for some isolated storms. Looking ahead to the weekend, rain is possible.

Minnesota weathers: Temps cool for weekend
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Ian Leonard has your lookahead for the weekend, as we see cooler temps for the weekend.

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