A fast-moving weather disturbance is bringing a renewed threat of severe thunderstorms and torrential rain to southern Minnesota and portions of Wisconsin on Friday, July 3, 2026.
The unsettled system tracking eastward through southern Minnesota is expected to bring early morning storms to the Twin Cities metro area after 6 a.
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m. , followed by a muggy afternoon with highs in the mid-80s.
A secondary round of severe weather is projected to develop Friday night, bringing damaging winds and large hail.
Forecasters warn that additional rainfall could worsen existing street flooding in areas already hit by downpours earlier this week.
Rainfall and Weekend Impact
Regional rainfall totals could quickly reach an additional one to two inches during the Friday morning period, according to meteorologists.
The severe storm risk will linger into Saturday afternoon, July 4, when scattered storms developing after 4 p.
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m. may impact evening fireworks celebrations.
This follows a series of severe storms on Thursday that generated multiple tornado warnings and dropped up to three inches of rain across southern Wisconsin.
Those initial downpours have already left numerous intersections and local roads underwater throughout the southern half of the state.
Conditions are expected to improve significantly by Sunday, July 5, as a quieter weather pattern settles over the Upper Midwest.
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An incoming high-pressure system will bring abundant sunshine, lower humidity, and seasonable temperatures in the low 80s into the start of the following week.
