The clear skies over Minneapolis offer a respite to city dwellers who can expect a gradual shift from partly sunny to entirely sunny conditions today, with the temperature climbing to a comfortable high near 78 degrees. According to the National Weather Service, a mild west wind will be moving at 5 to 10 mph, ushering in what appears to be the beginning of a balmy weekend.
Tonight's forecast predicts clear skies with the temperature dropping to a low of around 59 degrees. The west wind is slated to continue at a steady pace of 5 to 10 mph, only to gently become a light southwest breeze post-midnight. The weekend promises to gradually warm up with a high near 84 degrees on Saturday and a southwest wind expected to distinctly pick up to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
As per the National Weather Service, Saturday night will also maintain clarity in the heavens, providing a stellar opportunity for stargazers with a low of 57 degrees. This will be followed by a sunny Sunday, with temperatures peaking near 72 degrees complemented by a gentle north-northwest wind traveling at 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly clear skies will continue into Sunday night, hovering around a low of 53 degrees, all before Labor Day ushers in another day full of sunshine and a high of roughly 73 degrees. A calm wind is expected to gradually shift south in the afternoon. Similarly, Monday night will be mostly clear with lows touching down to around 57 degrees, under the watch of a south-southeast wind of around 5 mph.
As the next week begins, Tuesday promises yet another sunny day with the mercury reaching near 77 degrees, propelled by a southern breeze of 5 to 10 mph. The night will remain mostly unclouded with a low circling around 59 degrees. The fair weather trend is expected to continue into Wednesday with the high approaching 80 degrees, as detailed by the National Weather Service.
However, Wednesday night presents a slight shift in the pattern with a 20 percent chance of showers interrupting the otherwise clear week. The low is anticipated to be around 61 degrees, under a south-southwest wind easing at around 5 mph. Thursday will bring us back to mostly sunny conditions, with a high near 76 degrees and a southern wind persevering at 5 to 10 mph.
