Minneapolis is looking at a mix of clouds and sun for the next several days. Today in Minneapolis, residents can anticipate increasing clouds, with a high nearing 79 degrees and southeast winds at around 5 mph, as the National Weather Service reported. By tonight, the area will be covered by mostly cloudy skies and reach a low of around 59 degrees, maintaining a gentle southeast breeze.
Scattered showers will track across southwest Minnesota later today and tonight. There is a better signal for scattered thunderstorms late Thursday into Friday. Severe weather or heavy rain is not expected #mnwx #wiwx pic.twitter.com/xBS5tEKOGk
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) August 20, 2024
Tomorrow promises more sun with mostly sunny skies and a comfortable high near 75 degrees, as per the National Weather Service. The wind is expected to pick up slightly, moving from the south-southeast at 5 to 10 mph. Come Wednesday night, the skies will shift to partly cloudy with lows dipping to around 62 degrees, as the wind continues its southsoutheast trend at about 10 mph.
The weather pattern will stay fairly consistent into Thursday with partly sunny conditions and high temperatures of nearly 78 degrees. Wind from the south southeast may increase to 10 to 15 mph. On Thursday night "a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms" is in store with a mostly cloudy forecast, as shared by the National Weather Service. The low is expected to hover around 65 degrees, accompanied by a steady south wind around 10 mph.
Heading into the weekend, Friday morning could see a slight chance of thunderstorms before 7 am, followed by partly sunny skies and a high near 81 degrees. The chance of precipitation sits at a mere 10 percent. The trend of partly cloudy evenings will follow into Friday night with expected lows around 65 degrees and a gentle south-southeast breeze.
The forecast predicts a sunny Saturday with temperatures soaring to a high near 87 degrees, and winds flowing south southeast at 5 to 10 mph. Nighttime will bring mostly clear skies and a low near 71 degrees. Sunday continues to heat up with sunny conditions and a high approaching 90 degrees, while the evening promises more clear skies and a low of about 70 degrees. The sunny trend is set to persist into Monday with a high near 86 degrees and southwest winds at 5 to 10 mph.
