Minnesota weather: Soaking rain moves through Twin Cities Friday, 1+ inches possible
MN weather: Heavy rain soaks Twin Cities before fall officially arrives Tuesday
A soaking rain is moving through central and southern Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin on Friday, with steady rainfall expected throughout the day. Temperatures will stay stuck in the upper 50s and low 60s Friday, with a persistent easterly breeze.
(FOX 9) - A steady shield of rain is pushing through central and southern Minnesota, the Twin Cities metro, the Interstate 94 corridor and points south, with the wet weather expected to linger into the weekend before conditions finally improve by Sunday.
Friday forecast
What we know:
Friday is shaping up to be a damp, cool and breezy day across a wide stretch of Minnesota. Temperatures will be stuck in the upper 50s and low 60s, driven down by a solid easterly breeze. Even during any brief breaks in the rain, conditions will still feel damp and cool throughout the day.
Rain will begin to ease and become more scattered as the evening progresses, but that scattered nature could actually trigger some locally heavy downpours — particularly in southeastern Minnesota, where pockets of 2 to 3+ inches of rain will be possible overnight.
Rain totals to watch
Big picture view:
The heaviest pockets are expected in southeastern Minnesota, northern Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin.
Widespread rainfall totals of about 1" were reported in southern Minnesota as of the mid-evening. A few pockets reported roughly 2". Northward towards I-94, rainfall amounts gradually decreased to about 1/4".
Southeastern Minnesota may still see additional rain with the chance for rumbles to move through this evening. This may bring totals of 2-3 inches or more for those that receive the heavy rain later.
Extended forecast
What's next:
Saturday is expected to stay mostly cloudy and dreary, with some leftover drizzle possible in the morning. A couple of light showers could also pop up in parts of southern Minnesota Saturday afternoon. Temperatures will inch up only slightly, with a high of around 64 degrees in the metro.
Sunday brings the minimal chance for improvement, with somewhat brighter but still cloudy and approaching 70 degrees. It won't be full sunshine, but it should feel noticeably better. However, a few scattered showers may return early next week — right around the time fall officially begins on Tuesday.
The Source: Information in this story comes from FOX 9 meteorologists.