Evening elevated fire risk, then soggy & windy weather Friday into the weekend

Good evening! Blustery winds out of the southwest with dry air have led to an increased fire risk across Minnesota mainly before sunset. Outdoor burning is not advised and is restricted across parts of the state. Winds stay strong overnight and throughout your weekend forecast.

Enjoy the sunshine this evening, because we cloud over tonight with shower and a few t’storms across southwestern Minnesota overnight. Rain and isolated storms enter the metro early tomorrow morning, with rain off and on throughout your Friday forecast. The rain could be heavy at times.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast Friday afternoon and evening, with isolated strong storms late afternoon and evening. The chance for isolated severe storms is more likely across southern Minnesota closer to I-90 before sunset. The main threats would be hail and strong winds.

Showers and weaker thunderstorms stay in the forecast overnight Friday into early Saturday morning. As the low lifts northward, the rain and t’storms taper off south to north Saturday morning. So, most of Saturday looks dry and windy for the Twin Cities, with even a few peeks of sunshine into the afternoon. Rain lingers longer Saturday north and east of the Twin Cities.

Sunday stays breezy, and looks soggier than your Saturday forecast. Overall, from early Friday morning through early Monday morning, most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin could see 1″ to 2″ of rainfall.

Have a wonderful night!

Wren