Scattered showers and storms each afternoon through Tuesday. A few storms could be slow-moving and produce locally heavy rainfall.
Dry and gradually warming Wednesday into Saturday.
The week will start stormy, before a drying trend begins midweek.
Monday will start foggy across southern Minnesota, indicating moisture lingering in the area that could fuel storms later in the day. While Zumbrota only has a 20% chance of a thunderstorm by the afternoon, should one pop over the farm very heavy downpours would provide a quick soaking. Storm chances increase to 60% on Tuesday, where any storms that form could produce small hail, gusty winds and drenching rainfall rates of 1-2"/hour.
By Wednesday, surface high pressure sets up and remains in place through at least Friday. Temperatures on Wednesday will struggle to get out of the upper 70s/low 80s given northerly flow which will keep temperatures cooler than average.
A gradual warming trend starts Thursday with highs starting in the 80s, then warming to near 90 degrees by Sunday. Rainfall chances look to remain low until an upper-air disturbance reaches the northern plains later this weekend which could pop off some scattered storm late Saturday and into Sunday.
Kathryn Prociv, CCM
*Forecast is subject to change, especially beyond 48 hours. An updated forecast will be provided if there is a significant change in the forecast.
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