Storms, wind and rain tonight, Saturday drying out

Good evening! Blustery winds out of the east-southeast with cloudy skies and rain have made for a raw Friday forecast. Rain and storm stay in the forecast through the evening, with isolated strong to severe storms possible. 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. Rain could be heavy at times. We keep showers and storms in the forecast overnight 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.

Rain and storms are again likely overnight Saturday through Sunday. A few strong to severe storms are again possible Sunday PM, but again that threat is more pronounced across southern Minnesota. Sunday stays breezy and looks soggier than your Saturday forecast. Overall, from early this Friday morning through early Monday morning, most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin could see 1″ to 2″ of rainfall.

Have a wonderful night!

Wren