Minnesota will take a break from rain on Wednesday before the storm returns

MINNEAPOLIS — After Tuesday’s stormy weather, Wednesday will be the only dry day of the week.

Wednesday will be cloudy with a forecast high of 73 degrees in the Twin Cities, more than 10 degrees cooler than balmy Tuesday.

Showers and storms will arrive Thursday afternoon. Storms will come and go and a few will be severe, but right now there is nothing too severe.

There will be more showers on Friday and temperatures will be near or above average again. Expect highs in the lower 80s. That will hold true through the weekend as well.

Saturday brings a chance of storms before drying out on Sunday and Monday.

Excessive rainfall in June

Nearly half of Minnesota has received one and a half to three times as much rain as normal at this point in June.

That amounts to about 5 to 4 inches more rain in June than is normal, especially in the Twin Cities.

Including Tuesday’s rain, this is the ninth wettest start ever since weather records began in Minnesota in 1871.

The wettest start ever measured was in 2014, also the most recent year that started this wet. By this time that year we had had about 3 inches more precipitation.