Residents of Minneapolis and surrounding areas can expect a mix of weather conditions in the coming days. According to the National Weather Service, a 40 percent probability of showers and thunderstorms today, mainly developing post 3 pm. Look out for patchy morning fog before it gives way to a predominantly sunny sky, with high temperatures nearing 83 degrees.
Patchy dense fog will clear up later this morning. Isolated showers and storms are expected this afternoon and evening. Local heavy downpours, and small hail could occur with the strongest cells, especially northeast of I-94. #mnwx #wiwx pic.twitter.com/fk5Ia9MudE
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) July 22, 2024
Tonight, the chance of showers and storms holds steady at 40 percent, accompanied by possible fog after the witching hour of 3 am. Although mostly cloudy, the low should linger around 67 degrees, as per the National Weather Service. With the fog particularly interested in creeping across southern and eastern Minnesota to western Wisconsin this morning, it's been reported that visibility could shrink to a quarter mile or less.
Continuing into Tuesday, scattered thunderstorms remain possible before 4 pm, alongside patches of fog before 9 am. Conditions then clear somewhat to partly sunny skies, as the thermometer climbs close to 80 degrees. After nightfall, the presence of patchy fog returns, with the low dipping to approximately 59 degrees under partly cloudy skies.
The National Weather Service also released a Hazardous Weather Outlook stating, "No severe weather is expected but a few storms may produce heavy rain or small hail." As Wednesday approaches, mostly sunny conditions with highs around 77 degrees are to be anticipated, while Wednesday night should be mostly clear with lows around 60 degrees.
Looking towards the weekend, the trend of sunny mornings continues with a high near 82 on Thursday and reaching around 87 by Saturday, as detailed by the National Weather Service. However, the weekend forecast is not without potential disruption; a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms enters the picture by Saturday night. The outlook for Sunday remains similarly unsettled with a 30 percent chance of storms amidst mostly sunny conditions and high temperatures taking a climb near 90 degrees.
