Another record possible Tuesday with rain developing into Wednesday

Record highs are possible again Tuesday for southern Minnesota. Showers will develop in northern Minnesota and expand across the state into Wednesday.

Record heat again on Tuesday with rain on the way, maybe some snow on Thursday

Several areas of the state reached or broke record high temperatures Monday. It will likely happen again Tuesday in southern Minnesota. If we hit 80 in the Twin Cities, it will be one of the latest 80-degree readings on record.

Showers will develop in northern Minnesota near a cold front that will slowly push south overnight into Wednesday. Scattered showers will expand as an upper-level disturbance provides a boost to the overall atmospheric setup.

Precipitation appears to be heaviest in southeastern Minnesota and the North Shore of western Wisconsin.

It still looks like southwest Minnesota into the Twin Cities could be “dry-castled” from this system as drier air is sucked into the southwest side of the lowlands. That could limit the amount of precipitation in the Twin Cities area.

Some areas could even see snow Wednesday night into Thursday as enough cold air wraps around the trailing edge of the system.

Most showers should end Thursday night for trick-or-treaters, but it will be cool with near-normal temperatures.

Another round of rain is possible this weekend as another system moves into the region. This could be a prolonged event with possible showers late Saturday into Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The outlook for six to 10 days of precipitation calls for an above-normal probability of precipitation.