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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Strong to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the southern Plains today through Friday. Hot to dangerously hot temperatures are forecast across portions of the Pacific Northwest and southern Great Basin today. Gusty winds, dry, and hot conditions will bring critical fire weather to parts of central Washington state today. Read More >

Temperatures return to seasonal levels today and tomorrow with highs in the 70s before cooling down again later this week. Some scattered showers are possible for the MN Arrowhead today and then a chance for more widespread rain arrive Thursday into Friday.
A weather system is forecast to move through central Minnesota and Wisconsin and bring light to moderate rain to the region. Moderate rainfall amounts are most likely south of US Hwy 2 in the Northland, but light rain is still possible (30-50% chance) into far northern Minnesota.