Shower and thunderstorm chances
No all-day rains are in the forecast, but it would be good to have a plan "B" for outdoor activities in parts of Minnesota this Sunday afternoon and evening.
Our Sunday will feature scattered showers and thunderstorms over northern and central Minnesota, with a chance of a late afternoon or evening shower or thunderstorm in the south.
It'll be breezy across Minnesota too.
Winds could gust over 30 mph in western Minnesota Sunday afternoon.
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Sunday highs will be in the 60s over most of northern and central Minnesota, with some lower 70s in the south.
Memorial Day
On Memorial Day, periods of showers are likely in northern Minnesota.
Central and southern Minnesota will see some scattered Memorial Day showers too.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern on Monday:
The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the strength of the radar signal that returns to the radar, not to the amount of rainfall.
Memorial Day highs will be cool, with 50s in northern Minnesota and part of central Minnesota, 60s south:
Twin Cities high temps will stay in the lower 60s on Tuesday, then rise to around 70 on Wednesday, lower 70s Thursday and upper 70s on Friday.
Very few have drought
We've had generous precipitation in much of the country since late 2016.
As a result, very few parts of the U.S. are experiencing drought conditions:
This week's update from U.S. Drought Monitor indicated that a small part of northwestern Minnesota was in the abnormally dry category, but no part of our state was experiencing drought:
Parts of Florida and southern Georgia have severe to extreme drought conditions.
Programming note
You can hear my live weather updates on Minnesota Public radio at 7:49 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and at 7:35 a.m. and 9:35 a.m. each Saturday and Sunday.