Richfield, Minnesota 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS63 KMPX 071925
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
225 PM CDT Mon Jul 7 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Shower & thunderstorm chances return this afternoon and evening.
  Enhanced Risk (Level 3/5) of severe weather across western MN.

- Next chance of Thunderstorms & Showers arrives Thursday night
  into Friday.

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 215 PM CDT Mon Jul 7 2025

Current obs highlight temperatures in the upper 70s to mid 80s with
dew point temperatures in the low to mid 60s. Winds remain light &
variable but will begin to increase & take on a southerly or
southwesterly direction this afternoon. Visible satellite imagery
reveals mostly clear skies with a band of Cu from St Cloud down to
the I-90 corridor. Further upstream is a cluster of bubbly Cu tied
to an intensifying thunderstorm along the MN/SD border. This area of
thunderstorms will require monitoring over the next several hours as
it enters W MN.

Hires guidance has struggled a bit to capture the morning convection
ongoing over the Dakotas likely causing a later arrival time into W
MN than reality. Latest HRRR appears to have initialized
better than previous runs & has the ongoing thunderstorms. The
general theme is for a cluster of thunderstorms to eventually
congeal into an MCS somewhere between far E SD and W MN before
tracking into west-central and southern Minnesota this afternoon.
These should be able to further intensify as they move into W MN.
Forecast soundings from the HRRR highlight 1000-2000 J/Kg CAPE, 35
kts+ effective shear, & modest lapse rates (6.0-6.5 C/km). A
marginal but sufficient convective environment that`ll limit the
higher end potential of any severe thunderstorms this afternoon. The
primary severe concern is driven by potential for damaging winds
this afternoon. This threat is increased if storms are manage to
organize into an MCS & sustain a strong enough cold pool without it
surging ahead of the complex. IF it can sustain it`s cold pool & not
choke itself out - there will likely be a legitimate severe wind
threat into C MN this afternoon & evening. What are the limiting
factor`s? Well the earlier timing could limit how much additional
instability builds downstream over central & southern Minnesota.
This would limit the longevity of the thunderstorms/MCS as they
trek eastward through the afternoon & evening hours. This is good
news for those in the Twin Cities & locations east - the threat
should remain in west/southwest/central MN. SPC day 1 SWO upgraded
FAR western Minnesota into an Enhanced risk while trimming back the
Slight & Marginal risks. PoPs gradually decrease this evening across
E MN & W WI, matching the weakening trend of any convection. QPF
amounts for 0.10" to 0.25" in the Twin Cities and along & east of I-
35.

Tuesday through Sunday... the weather pattern will be fairly quiet
over the next several days. Our next chance for rain/thunderstorms
will be late Thursday into Friday. There is some uncertainty of the
exact evolution but there has been a persistent signal for a more
widespread rain event. High temperatures will remain in the low to
mid 80s through Friday. Cooler temperatures will follow the rain
chances for the upcoming weekend, which is reflected in the NBM with
highs in the 70s. The pattern seems to continue through mid July
with a stretch of 2-4 days of typical Summer heat & humidity, 1-2
days of rain/storm threat, then 1-3 days of slightly less humid
Summer weather. We`re entering the time of year where our
precipitation averages begin to decrease week over week so it
wouldn`t be too surprising if things end up slightly drier by mid
month. Fortunately, there doesn`t appear to be any significant heat
on the horizon either.

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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 1224 PM CDT Mon Jul 7 2025

The biggest question within the TAF period will be the state of
convection moving into western MN later this afternoon and into
the evening. Recent CAMs have favored -TSRA decaying as it moves
eastwards, with -TSRA most likely at AXN/RWF/STC becoming -SHRA
into MSP/MKT. There is a gust-front type feature ahead of the
decaying storms that could produce some gusty winds mainly at
MSP/MKT from 01-03z and seems to be the most likely outcome
based on current information. Until the -TSRA arrives, we remain
VFR with winds variable, becoming 300-330 towards the end of the
period.

KMSP...The most likely scenario for MSP will be a window of
20-25kt gusts from 270-300 from decaying storms from roughly
01-03z. While there could be lightning, most of the -TSRA should
diminish into light -SHRA by the time it reaches the terminal.

/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
WED...VFR. Wind SE 5-10kts.
THU...VFR, chc -TSRA late. Wind S 5-10kts.
FRI...SHRA/TSRA likely, MVFR/IFR. Wind SW 5-10kts.

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.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...None.
WI...None.

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DISCUSSION...BPH
AVIATION...TDH