Next wave of rain moving north

Posted at 3:18 PM on June 16, 2009 by Paul Huttner

Twin Cities NEXRAD loop at 3pm shows new wave of rain moving in for afternoon rush in the metro.

There's an old saying. "There really is no bad weather, just different kinds of good weather." That is true this afternoon depending on your perspective.

The next wave of rain is moving into the Twin Cities just in time for PM rush hour traffic. If you're a commuter today, you might not be too thrilled with the timing as it slows the commute home.

If you're a farmer or gardener or proud lawn owner, you're probably greeting the rain with a smile.

Wave number two in our wetter weather pattern is moving through southern Minnesota this afternoon. So far the rain is on the lighter side, but radar shows some embedded areas of moderate rain and thunderstorms.

The latest computer run prints out 1.23" of rain for the Twin Cities this afternoon and tonight. My eyeball look at the rain shield moving in says that's a possibility, but that some areas may end up with a little less, some with a little more. We would expect that with pretty much any system moving through.

The bottom line is to expect rain the next several hours in much of southern Minnesota.

I'm not driving today, so put me and my garden on the happy side of this rain.

PH

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