Mostly dry day, scattered showers & few storms this evening

Most of your Thursday forecast remains dry during the daytime, with only the slight chance for spotty light afternoon showers. Scattered rain and storms are more likely past 4pm for the Twin Cities, first across the far west metro.

Evening scattered showers and storms are likely between especially 5:30pm through 8:30pm, tapering off west to east by 10pm. Rainfall totals are generally light between trace amount of moisture up to 0.25″ of rainfall. Locally higher totals are possible where we have a storm or two, and some small hail is possible with any storms that develop.

Today’s high temperatures are in the mid-60s with mostly cloudy skies and breezy winds. We do have an elevated fire risk, and our drought has worsened across the state with the latest drought monitor update. Severe drought has expanded compared to last week, across western, southwestern and northern Minnesota by about double that of the coverage of last week.

Tomorrow is breezy with highs in the upper-50s. Sunshine returns tomorrow and holds through your weekend forecast.

Have a wonderful day!

Wren