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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

MINNEHAHA WATERSHED DISTRICT QPF FORECAST 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 
1201 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026

MINNEHAHA WATERSHED DISTRICT
TIME PERIOD                           QPF-6HR 

6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 12/0600 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 12/1200 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 12/1800 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 13/0000 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 13/0600 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 13/1200 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 13/1800 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 14/0000 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 14/0600 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 14/1200 CST     0.32  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 14/1800 CST     0.37  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 15/0000 CST     0.06  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 15/0600 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 15/1200 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 15/1800 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 16/0000 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 16/0600 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 16/1200 CST     0.01  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 16/1800 CST     0.06  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 17/0000 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 17/0600 CST     0.08  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 17/1200 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 17/1800 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 18/0000 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 18/0600 CST     0.03  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 18/1200 CST     0.00  
6 HOUR PRECIP ENDING AT 18/1800 CST     0.00

mean precipitation forecast

NCRFC Lake Minnetonka Guidance

The precipitation forecast depicted above covers a 6 hour average for the following area:
Minnetonka Watershed areal map