Most of the Northland looks to finish up the week with scattered showers moving on through Friday evening. Showers then clear out of the Dakotas by Saturday morning. However, portions of northern Minnesota and Wisconsin could see rain well into the day on Saturday.

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The first half of the weekend looks to continue the unsettled pattern of rain showers in our region. Saturday's best rain chances look to settle over central and southern Minnesota then into Wisconsin by the afternoon. South Dakota will be spared from most of the rain chances but a few thundershowers are possible in North Dakota.

The frequent shower and storm chances we have seen so far throughout June look to continue this weekend. Friday night into Saturday morning will bring chances of rain into the Red River Valley region, and south along I-29 into South Dakota. As we head into Sunday, the shower and thundershower chances look to continue another day.

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This weekend looks to bring generally dry conditions to our region, along with some cooler weather by Sunday. Saturday looks to bring generally mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies for our region. There is a chance of some light showers and thunder showers in northern Minnesota but no big rain makers that we have been seeing a lot in the past few weeks.

Most of the Northland looks to finish up the week on a dry, with a few scattered showers lingering by Friday evening. Showers then clear out through the night Friday, and we stay much drier for the start of the weekend. By Saturday, clouds stay away for most of the morning, with a few showers lingering across northern Wisconsin early, and then showers moving into South Dakota during the evening.

Heavy rains are likely for most of the region on Sunday afternoon.

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