Stunning Minnesota Rainfall Totals from Past 24 Hours

Showers and thunderstorms developed late Saturday night across Minnesota, and continued to redevelop over the same areas through late Sunday, creating some hefty rainfall totals.

The heavy rainfall prompted the National Weather Service to issue Flash Flood Watches and Flash Flood Warnings for areas primarily in Southern Minnesota, as some small streams and roadways flooded.

Good news: a dry, sunny, and much more comfortable week is on the way.

24-Hour Minnesota Rainfall Totals for Saturday & Sunday

Mankato: 8.65 inches
Fairfax: 8.00 inches
Gibbon: 7.64 inches
St. Peter: 6.95 inches
Morristown: 6.35 inches
Kasota: 6.25 inches
Redwood Falls: 5.39 inches
New Ulm: 5.01 inches

Closer to Home

Elk River 2.58 inches
Milaca: 2.18 inches
Clearwater: 1:54 inches
Sauk Rapids: 1.27 inches
Rice: 1.27 inches
Kimball: 1.12 inches
Princeton: 1.02 inches
Sartell: 1.00 inches

The forecast for Central Minnesota for this week looks much drier with cooler temperatures. Sunny skies are on the Central Minnesota weather menu through Friday, with high temperatures right around 80° each day.

Normal high temps for this time of year in Saint Cloud are just above the eighty degree mark.

Both the thirty and ninety day outlooks for Central Minnesota are calling for near to slightly above normal temperatures, with a better chance for above normal precipitation.