Wind driven cold afternoon and evening rain, then mild again

Rain today then nice Thursday through Sunday

Periods of rain will continue on and off through the afternoon and then end around 12 a.m. Thursday with totals ranging from less than .05″ near the Minnesota and Wisconsin border to .25″ in most of the west metro and .50″ to 1″ areas along a line from St. Cloud to Mankato to Fairmont and points west.

Rain fills in west to east through the metro this afternoon, with seasonable high temperatures in the mid to low-40s. Winds stay breezy out of the southwest today, so it’s likely to be damp cold and the cooler forecast this workweek.

Winds become light and variable overnight with rain tapering to spotty sprinkles past midnight. Patchy fog is in the forecast late overnight into the Thursday morning commute. Temperatures tonight trend well above our average lows in the upper-20s, with most of the state looking at overnight lows in the upper-30s.

Thursday is cloudy in the morning, with some clearing to partly cloudy skies possible by the afternoon (more likely across western Minnesota).

Winds stay light out of the northwest tomorrow and temperatures are back into the low-50s tomorrow, with 50 degree highs holding Friday through the weekend. Apart from the slight chance for a few sprinkles Thursday, dry skies hold tomorrow through the weekend.

Have a wonderful day!

Wren