State forecast for Minnesota

...Flood watch in effect from monday morning to tuesday afternoon

For big stone and traverse counties...

.Tonight...Partly cloudy north. Mostly cloudy south. A chance of

Evening showers and thunderstorms far south...Spreading across much

Of the southern third after midnight. A chance of showers and

Thunderstorms central late. Lows from the lower 50s north to the

Middle 60s south.

.Monday...Mostly cloudy. Showers and isolated thunderstorms

Northwest...With showers and thunderstorms likely elsewhere. Heavy

Rain is possible northwest. Some thunderstorms central and south may

Produce damaging winds and large hail in the afternoon. Highs from

The lower 60s northwest to the upper 70s southeast.

.Monday night...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely

North. A chance of showers and thunderstorms south. Some

Thunderstorms central and south may produce damaging winds and large

Hail. Lows in the 50s.

.Tuesday...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and isolated

Thunderstorms east...With a chance of showers west. Highs middle 60s

North to the middle 70s southeast.

.Tuesday night...Mostly cloudy east. Becoming partly cloudy west.

Chance of showers through the night east...Ending west by midnight.

Lows in the upper 40s to middle 50s.

.Wednesday...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms

Southeast. Highs in the upper 60s to middle 70s.

.Thursday...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s northeast to the

Middle 50s west and south. Highs in the 70s.

.Friday...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s northeast to the

Upper 50s southwest. Highs in the lower 70s northeast to the lower

80s southwest.

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