Chilly in the Northland; storms pummel Minnesota River Valley
Monday was a tad chilly in northeast Minnesota, with high temperatures falling to reach 60 degrees in isolated locations. The maximum temperature in Ely an Orr was only 61. It reached only 55 degrees at Silver Bay. Meanwhile, portions of southern Minnesota topped 80 for the second consecutive day this June.
A complex of thunderstorms erupted overnight in western Minnesota and moved southeast. Some locations received a good soaking. Isolated spots were hammered by hail. One report to the National Weather Service in Chanhassen was 2.5 inch diameter hail 9 miles southeast of Wabasso in Redwood County.
More storm reports from last night as collected by the National Weather Service.
This image of the precipitation as estimated by the Doppler radar may be exaggerated by the large hail:
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This morning's IR satellite image captured the slowly weakening storms in south central Minnesota:
Today will bring a mixture of clouds and sunshine as temperatures come up a little shy of seasonal normals:
A surge of much warmer and more humid air arrives later in the week:
The NAM paints very warm temperatures in our neck of the woods on Friday:
By Saturday afternoon and evening the air mass is likely to be juiced up for shower and thunderstorm development. The GFS model tends to overdo convection several days out. But this image of predicted precipitation for Saturday afternoon gives you an idea where thunderstorms might be more likely:
Attempting to forecast precipitation several days out is difficult. Stay tuned as we move through the week, particularly if you have big weekend plans.