Minneapolis locals can expect a varied buffet of weather this week with the National Weather Service forecasting conditions swinging from sunny skies to storm chances, in what looks like a typical transition into the throes of summer for the Twin Cities. Today will be all clear with a high reaching up to a comfortable 72 degrees, and east winds keeping things gentle at around 5 mph. according to the National Weather Service.
Dry days have been tough to come by lately, but we'll get one today!!
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) May 29, 2024
Looking ahead, expect a few more chances for showers and storms through the weekend and into next week #mnwx #wiwx pic.twitter.com/VwmsXvheLW
Tonight, the weather remains steady and mostly clear, with the temperature dipping to a mild 53 degrees, while tomorrow brings increasing clouds and a high near 77, but with the arrival of Thursday night, prepare for a slight chance of showers before 10 pm; then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms is on the cards between 10 pm and 1 am followed by more likely showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 am, where the low will hover around 60 and south southeast winds keeping it breezy at 10 mph, as per the National Weather Service. The likelihood of rain stands at 60 percent, so it might be prudent to keep an umbrella on hand despite the mugginess.
Into Friday, showers and thunderstorms become more of a coin-flip, holding at a 50-50 chance, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 71 degrees as a backdrop to any potential downpours that could whip up between a quarter and half an inch of rain, according to the weather bureau. Friday night also might have residents listening for rumbles of thunder with a persistent 40 percent chance of storms and a steady low around 60 degrees.
The weekend starts with a slight reprieve as Saturday's forecast calls for a slim 20 percent chance of showers, more sunshine, and a high sprouting up to a balmy 79 degrees although thunderstorms could still pop up in the afternoon, sitting under mostly sunny skies and a mild south southwest wind around 5 mph, come nightfall, a subtle 20 percent threat of showers and thunderstorms persists, hinting at a partly cloudy sky with a low around 61 degrees as Minneapolitans hunker down for the night, as reported by the National Weather Sevice.
Looking forward to Sunday, the area gets a bit warmer with a high nearing 82 degrees under mostly sunny conditions, but don’t ditch the rain gear yet—a 30 percent possibility of showers and thunderstorms mars the afternoon plans, the consistency of the pattern signals no real reprieve. Sunday night could end with a bit more drama as showers and possibly a thunderstorm are likely after 1 am, forecasting a 60 percent chance of precipitation with the sky mostly cloudy and the low around 65 degrees.
Next week kicks off with the lingering theme of instability as Monday shapes up to offer a jumbled sky—partly sunny, cannily teasing at a 50 percent chance for rain and thunderstorms bearing a high near 83, and the wind switching it up a notch to west southwest around 10 mph. As Monday night brings another 30 percent shot at thunderstorms and a partly cloudy night lounge with a low of 64, Tuesday promises more of the same—a dicey 30 percent likelihood of storms amid mostly sunny skies and temperatures peaking near a sizzling 84 degrees with a gentle south southeast breeze.
