Rainfall Deluge Transforms Minnesota Landscape

Southern Minnesota continues to experience clouds and lingering showers from the weekend storm, with additional rainfall reported in eastern Minnesota. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport recorded its highest rainfall yet in this multi-day event, with some areas receiving 1 to 3 inches of rainfall. Rainfall totals since Friday have exceeded 7 inches in certain places. Lingering showers are expected on Tuesday, with southeast Minnesota potentially seeing local amounts near 1 inch. Northern Minnesota will have more sunshine, while the southern half of the state will remain cloudy. A big warmup is forecasted for the end of the week, with temperatures well above normal levels, reaching near 80 degrees in southern Minnesota by Friday and mid-80s by Sunday.