Severe scattered storms possible at night on Saturday, Sunday

Fairgoers and travelers watching the weekend weather should prepare for possible scattered storms across the southern part of the state Saturday evening, the National Weather Service says.

The National Weather Service placed the highest risk for severe weather on Saturday in south central Minnesota into western Wisconsin, although the risk in the Twin Cities is not severe as of midday.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected today and tomorrow with severe possible. Today's highest risk area will be from south central MN into western WI. Tomorrow's highest risk area will be larger covering much of MN including the entire Twin Cities metro. #mnwx #wiwx pic.twitter.com/haW52xRwxe

— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) August 27, 2022

Storms Sunday will likely cover a larger portion of Minnesota, NWS says.

Keep up to date with the KSTP interactive radar. Find all things Minnesota State Fair at the KSTP fair page.

Whew…@mnstatefair is JUST missing out on some downpours.

Once again, if you’re going this weekend, rain and storms are possible. Come prepared.

And you can always get a live radar here (or the @KSTP mobile app): https://t.co/fOthuORVgK pic.twitter.com/eqxLTMkueP

— Matt Serwe (@SerweWX) August 27, 2022