storms moving – Showers and thunderstorms begin moving into western Minnesota Tuesday evening and spread east overnight. Wednesday is expected to be the wettest day, with mostly cloudy skies, periods of rain and thunderstorms, and a few storms that could turn strong to severe
When the quiet weather of the day started to fade Tuesday evening, the change came in the only way Minnesota weather can: showers and thunderstorms began moving into western Minnesota, then would gradually spread eastward through the evening and overnight hours.
Tonight looks increasingly active, with scattered showers and thunderstorms moving across the state. Not everyone will see heavy rain, but many communities should pick up beneficial rainfall overnight. Lows are expected to settle into the upper 50s.
Wednesday is on track to be the wettest day of the week. Skies will likely stay mostly cloudy, with periods of rain and thunderstorms throughout the day. A few storms could become strong to severe—especially if clouds thin enough to allow temperatures to warm a bit more than expected.
The main threats would be gusty winds, heavy downpours, and frequent lightning. Highs on Wednesday will remain much cooler than recent days, topping out in the upper 60s.
The forecast turns fast after that system moves out. Thursday looks fantastic, with sunshine returning and highs in the lower 70s—comfortable summer conditions with lower humidity.
Friday brings a mix of sun and clouds, with only a small chance of a passing shower. Temperatures should stay seasonable in the middle 70s.
The weekend continues the stretch of pleasant weather. Saturday features partly cloudy skies with highs near 80°, and Sunday remains mild and comfortable, with temperatures in the middle 70s.
Early next week stays fairly calm. Monday carries only a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm, and then temperatures warm again—back into the lower 80s by Tuesday.
For Minnesota residents, the takeaway is simple: storms moving in tonight, a cool and occasionally rough Wednesday with a few stronger storms possible, and then a beautiful run of June weather heading into the weekend.
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So it’s gonna storm tonight or tomorrow? The wording is confusing.
I swear Minnesota always gets the “maybe strong to severe” thing like every other week. Does that mean tornadoes or just loud thunder? Either way I’m not trying to drive in that.
Wait, they said temps only upper 60s Wednesday… so why does it feel like it’s always warm when storms hit? I don’t get how clouds thinning makes it stronger, that sounds backwards to me.
If it turns strong to severe, that’s gonna be the gusty winds and heavy downpours right? I already saw a post on TikTok saying it’s basically a derecho coming, so idk. Also Thursday “fantastic” sounds like a lie because it’s June and it’ll probably rain again by evening.