The weather outlook for the weekend ahead suggests that a few showers and or isolated t-storms maybe possible on Saturday. However, the best chance of more widespread rains will be found south of the Twin Cities. Skies will clear a bit more overnight Saturday with bright and mild sunshine returning on Sunday.

Here's the simulated radar from 7AM Saturday to 1PM Sunday, which shows a few showers and storms popping up as we head through the day and especially across the southern parts of the state.

The rainfall potential through the weekend shows areas of rain across parts of southern MN, some of the heaviest will fall across southern parts of the state and especially south of the Twin Cities Metro.

The weather outlook for the Twin Cities on Saturday shows slightly unsettled weather moving in across the region with spotty showers developing during the afternoon. Hight temps will warm into the upper 70s, which will be a little cooler than average for the early/middle part of July.

The meteograms for Minneapolis on Saturday shows slight chances of rain showers moving through during the day and especially in the afternoon hours. Temps will warm from the mid 60s in the morning to the upper 70s in the afternoon with easterly winds around 5 to 15mph.

The weather outlook across the region on Saturday will depend on where you are across the state. Readings will cooler than average by -5F to -10F across the southern half of the state with spotty showers and storms possible. Meanwhile, folks in the northern half of the state will be above average by nearly +5F with readings warming into the 80s with hazy sunshine.

The extended weather outlook for Minneapolis shows temps warming to below average levels once again on Saturday. However, temps should get to above average levels once again as late weekend and through much of next week with readings warming into the upper 80s. There is also a better chance of showers and storms late Wednesday and into early Thursday. Stay tuned.

Here's the rainfall potential through 7PM Monday across the Midwest, which shows very heavy rainfall across the middle part of the country where some 2" to 4" tallies can't be ruled out. Flash Flood watches have been issued in these areas through Saturday.

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14 day temperature outlook shows warmer than average temps continuing across much of the western US and across the northern tier of the nation. Meanwhile, areas in the Southern Plains will be running cooler than average.

According to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center, June 2021 saw the 3rd fewest number of tornado watches on record with only 10 across the Continental United States. The only years with fewer tornado watches during the month of June were 2020 and 2019.

A typical June sees nearly 175 tornado reports across the nation, this year had a little more than 100, 1 of which was reported in Minnesota on June 10th in Ottertail County. Interestingly, June tends to be the month when the greatest number of tornadoes touchdown in the state with an average of 15, so needless to say it was a pretty slow month for severe weather closer to home. On the other hand, 2010 saw the greatest number of MN tornadoes for any June on record with 71!

Weather conditions will be somewhat soggy across southern parts of the state this weekend, but the bulk of the rains will fall across Iowa with some 2-4 inch tallies possible. Northern MN will stay dry and sunny with warmer temps lingering into next week. Our next shot of decent rain arrives Wednesday and we need it!

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, slight chance of showers. Winds: E 5-10. Low: 63.

SUNDAY: Rain SE MN. More sunshine north & west. Winds: ENE 5-10. High: 85.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers. Winds: ENE 5-10. Wake-up: 63. High: 83.

TUESDAY: Dry start. Isolated late day rumble?. Winds: WSW 5-10. Wake-up: 63. High: 86.

WEDNESDAY: Increasing PM T-storm chance. Winds: ESE 5-10. Wake-up: 69. High: 86.

FRIDAY: Looking dry & mild. Nice summer day. Winds: WSW 5-10. Wake-up: 65. High: 87.

July 10th

2002: Intense rainfall causes extensive street flooding in St. Cloud. 2.70 inches of rain falls in 1 hour and 45 minutes at St. Cloud State University. People were stranded in their cars and had to be rescued by the fire department.

July 10th

Average High: 84F (Record: 106F set in 1936)

Record Rainfall: 1.93" set in 2002

Record Snowfall: 0.00"

July 10th

Sunrise: 5:37am

Sunset: 8:59pm

Daylight LOST since yesterday: ~ 1 minute & 20 seconds

Daylight LOST since Summer Solstice (June 20th): ~6 Minutes

1.2 Days Since New Moon

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The weather outlook on Saturday shows cooler temps across the Midwest, where temps will be nearly -5F to -10F below average. Meanwhile folks in the Western US will be running above average once again with dangerous and record heat possible.

The national weather outlook through the weekend shows a fairly potent storm system sliding into the Central US with widespread showers and storms, some of which could be strong to severe with heavy rains and flash flood potential.

According to NOAA's Weather Prediction Center areas of heavy rainfall will be possible across parts of the Central US. Note that some +4" tallies maybe possible in the heartland of America. There also appears to be some decent monsoon moisture possible across parts of Arizona and New Mexico.

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