The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 11 p.m. that includes portions of far southwestern Minnesota. It does not include the Twin Cities metro.

Minnesota’s Weather Authority has issued a Forecast First Alert for Sunday evening through Monday. Several rounds of storms are expected late this weekend and into early next week. Some of those could become severe.

The Twin Cities kick off Thursday with a little more cloud cover before sunshine reigns in the afternoon. Highs will be in the high 60s, which is still below average. Friday will be partly cloudy with a chance for rain in the overnight hours.

A possibility, even likelihood, of severe storms is in place for SE Minnesota and North Iowa through Monday. Stay tuned daily as forecast details become clearer

Residents in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains are bracing for another day of severe weather threats, including possible tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail. The severe weather, expected to extend into Monday and Tuesday,

It'll be a soggy day in western Minnesota as the Twin Cities are expected to get a few sprinkles in the morning and evening.