national weather service

A Wind Advisory will be in effect from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday for western Minnesota where winds could gust as high as 40-45 mph.

Widespread rain will push across the region Wednesday.

Showers and thunderstorms will be possible throughout the weekend.

Portions of central and south-central Minnesota received 1.5 to 3 inches of rain.

A chilly night is on tap Tuesday night, with frosty conditions expected. A Frost Advisory has been issued for much of the Northland.

A line of showers and thunderstorms moving across the area will bring much-needed rainfall, with most areas seeing around an inch.

As a cold front approaches from the west Thursday afternoon, showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop along and ahead of the front in western Minnesota then gradually push east through the afternoon and evening.

We had well over an inch of rain in St. Cloud Monday night.

A few severe storms will be possible late Monday afternoon through the night as an area of showers and thunderstorms moves across the area ahead of a cold front.

Here's an interesting tidbit for your Thursday morning, The National Weather Service has issued the fewest number of Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Warnings in 21 years, so far this year (since 2000).

Storms are expected to move across Minnesota and Wisconsin Saturday afternoon into the evening.

Strong to severe storms are possible Thursday, especially near and south of the Minnesota River Valley.