Fog and light rain start Sunday in Minneapolis before temperatures warm near 70. Tuesday brings the week’s best chance for soaking rain.

Minneapolis starts Saturday under overcast skies at 58 degrees before rain showers spread through the morning and afternoon. The week ahead brings a brief warmup, followed by another round of storms Tuesday.

Minneapolis gets a mostly dry Friday before Saturday showers arrive. More widespread rain and thunderstorms may follow early next week.

Bois Forte and Grand Portage leaders say a draft state permit lets U.S. Steel's Minntac mine pollute wild rice waters for decades longer than the mine will even operate.

Clouds and afternoon showers are headed for Minneapolis Thursday, followed by a wetter weekend and more rain chances early next week.

Clouds are expected across western Minnesota Wednesday, with showers possible Thursday and unsettled weather Saturday.

Sunny skies and seasonable temperatures lead the week in Minneapolis before Thursday showers and a wetter weekend arrive.

Minneapolis starts the week cool and cloudy, then temperatures rebound Wednesday before shower chances return Thursday.

Minneapolis will cool off under clouds Sunday and Monday before dry weather arrives Tuesday. Temperatures climb back into the low 70s by next weekend.

Minneapolis heads into Saturday.

Southeastern Minnesota flooding closed roads as the Root River in Houston County was projected to reach minor flood stage and the Cedar River near Lansing reached 18 feet.

The Upper Sioux Community can now flip on its 2.5-megawatt solar array after regulators sided against a rural co-op's shutoff threat.

Minneapolis is in for a rainy, foggy Friday with possible thunderstorms and gusty winds. A drier, milder weekend is on the way.