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FXUS63 KMPX 072308
AFDMPX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
608 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- The next best chances for rain comes late Saturday night
  through Sunday, along with Monday night.

- Then mostly dry conditions with low end chances of rain for
  remainder of next week.

- Temperatures to remain very close to normal values into the
  middle of next week, then drop below normal late next week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 225 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

Overall, not a lot of changes in the forecast from previous
forecast packages. The advertised cold front will continue to
push southeast across the area, with showers and storms
developing along and ahead of it. Generally quiet and fair
weather conditions settle in this weekend with chances of
rain/storms late Saturday night and into Sunday. Thereafter,
daily chances of rain continue through the week, especially
across southern Minnesota. Temperatures through the period will
remain right around the seasonal average, trending to slightly
below average middle and end of next week.

.REMAINDER OF TODAY & WEEKEND...

As of 12:30pm, showers and thunderstorms are ongoing along and
ahead of a cold front that currently extends SW to NE from
Renville/Redwood Counties to Morrison/Mille Lacs Counties.
Overall, showers and storms along this front are not well
organized, especially across eastern MN and western WI. This
trend will continue this afternoon and early evening as the
front progresses east/southeast. That being said, some of the
severe parameters in place will still support a few strong to
severe thunderstorms. Most if not all the forecast area will be
rain free by this evening and overnight timeframe. After FROPA,
winds will turn NWrly as drier air advects in across the area
promoting cooler overnight temperatures with Saturday morning
lows in the 50s. Subtle shortwave riding aloft will lead to
tranquil weather conditions on Saturday, with light breezes and
temps in the low 80s, under mostly sunny skies. Clouds will
increase during the evening.

By Saturday night into Sunday, the cold front bringing today`s
rain/storms will stall out over IL, IA, and into SD. This
stationary boundary will be the focus for shower and storm
activity across the southern half of MN late Saturday
night/early Sunday morning through the afternoon. As of now,
activity looks to be spotty in nature with NBM PoPs painting
30-50 percent chances across the southern third of MN and 15-30
percent across central MN. Looking at severe and heavy rain
parameters, nothing sticks out to me that`s cause for concern.
There will be sufficient instability and wind shear in place,
that may support a few strong to severe storms across southern
MN. And with PW anomalies at or slightly above normal, the
threat for any flash flooding looks low.

.NEXT WORK WEEK...

Upper level Monsoon high pressure over the Four Corners region,
along with broad longwave troughing over the Hudson Bay will
lead to consistent zonal flow over the region. Waves of energy
will ride this flow across southern Canada and into the Upper
Midwest. Again, the stationary boundary across IL and IA will be
the focus for the the heaviest rain. However, bouts of showers
and storms will be possible on Monday night into Tuesday,
Thursday night into Friday, and into next week across southern
MN as these upper level waves of energy race across the region.
Chances decrease the further north you go across the state.
Temperatures through the period with remain right around the
seasonal average through midweek, becoming slightly below
average thereafter.

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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 600 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

Storms have ended this afternoon already, and clouds will
continue to decrease as the front moves east. Thicker cloud
cover has developed along the front, with MVFR conditions
lasting for up to 1-2 hours at any given location as it moves
through. VFR expected for the rest of the period with light and
variable winds overnight, increasing tomorrow out of the S/SW,
though still under 10 kts.

KMSP...The front is passing through right before the period
starts, so any MVFR cigs that develop should be limited. Some
lingering clouds around 3-4k ft are possible before skies become
predominantly clear for the rest of the period.

/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
SUN...VFR, chc -TSRA. Wind SE 5-10 kts becoming N.
MON...Chc A.M. MVFR/-TSRA. Wind NE 5-10 kts.
TUE...VFR. Wind variable 5 kts or less.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...None.
WI...None.

&&

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DISCUSSION...LPR
AVIATION...BED