Residents of Minneapolis should enjoy the patches of sun while they last because a chilly week lies ahead, peppered with snowflakes and brisk winds, the National Weather Service reports. Waking up to patchy fog, the city's folks can anticipate mostly sunny skies today with the temperature hovering near a bearable 39 degrees before a northwest wind takes a westerly turn in the afternoon. But don't get too cozy—tonight's story is all about the gradual incoming chill as the thermometers dip to 28 degrees beneath partly cloudy skies, caressed by a westerly wind at the pace of a 5 to 10-mph stroll.
Weekend warriors, brace yourselves. Saturday's forecast hints at a 20 percent chance of snow come afternoon and a high of only 31 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
On Sunday, while the sun takes another brief hiatus, embrace a high near 30 degrees but also ready your coats for the north wind's intensified 10 to 15 mph gusts. Later, when the night's curtain falls, expect the skies to clear up enough for stargazers to delight in a sharp 20-degree chill, accompanied by a more subdued north-by-northwest wind. The winds, as if choosing to defy the clutches of time, will shift westerly after midnight, faithfully returning to that familiar 5 to 10 mph rhythm, as per the National Weather Service.
As we trek into the New Year's first Monday, the stars will twinkle clearly in a mostly unobstructed sky, though the southwest wind will not shy away from a bracing 10 to 15 mph delivery. Come Tuesday, partly sunny conditions flirt with the cityscape, claiming a high of 35 degrees with a 10 to 15 mph west-northwest wind drawing the backdrop.
When dusk rolls in Wednesday night, the mostly cloudy sky blankets the city at a low of around 19 degrees, as the wind maintains its northwest allegiance, humming its steady tune. Concluding the forecast, Thursday's shard of sun battles through the clouds to warm the day to 29 degrees, with the northwest wind signaling a change—turning southwest later in the afternoon, reported by the National Weather Service.
