Week of rainy weather means muted Minnesota colors during fall

The past week of gloomy, wet skies with more forecast in the days ahead means that this so-far underwhelming fall will likely produce dimmer fall colors, fewer pumpkin patch visits and a lot more time to read by the fire.

That’s the prediction so far as rainy weather settles over large stretches of the state this week, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood watch for the Twin Cities and most of southern and southeastern Minnesota.

http://www.startribune.com/three-days-of-rain-brings-flood-watch-to-metro-southern-minn/495825541/