As a cold front approaches from the west Thursday afternoon, showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop along and ahead of the front in western Minnesota then gradually push east through the afternoon and evening.
Here's an interesting tidbit for your Thursday morning, The National Weather Service has issued the fewest number of Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Warnings in 21 years, so far this year (since 2000).
With the rainfall we had over the weekend, we've now had just over a half-inch of rain in St. Cloud so far this month. We're still 2.27 inches below normal for the month. This is our third driest August on record so far with just .42 inches in 1933, and .46 inches in 1950. Our fourth driest was .60 inches in 1976.