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A Wet Monday Ahead

Today thru Wednesday

Windy Conditions Ahead

Rain showers will overspread the area on Monday. Isolated thunderstorm possible. Average rain amounts around 0.50 inch, range from 0.25 to 1 inch. Windy as well with south-southeast winds increasing to 15 to 35 mph on Monday all areas, with winds turning west with gusts over 40 mph in northeast North Dakota by Tuesday morning.

Today is a nice day, with mostly sunny sky and winds 10 mph or less. Highs in the 60s. Clear this evening then increasing clouds late tonight. Lows tonight in the 40s, with some 30s over northwest Minnesota. Rain showers Monday then clearing Tuesday. Chance for scattered showers once again Wednesday.

As a system moves through the region bringing widespread rainfall, so will gusty winds accompany this system. First will be gusty southerly winds 25-40 mph starting Monday morning, highest in the southern Red River Valley. Then comes a second wave of gust winds, this time behind a cold front Monday night into Tuesday. This brings 30-50 mph gusts, highest in Devils Lake Basin. Here, gusty winds will blow around unsecure light objects and may bring down small tree branches.