Minneapolis residents can look forward to a week of generally sunny days and mild evenings according to the latest weather forecast. The National Weather Service reports that today, Minneapolis will experience mostly sunny skies with highs around 82 degrees and calm wind conditions. Tonight, the clarity continues as the city anticipates a mostly clear night with the temperature dropping to around 61 degrees.
Dry again today with continued hazy skies from western wildfire smoke. Similar conditions are expected through this week, with a chance for scattered thunderstorms late Thursday into Friday.#mwnx #wiwx pic.twitter.com/SjDN97mhXs
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) August 19, 2024
The serene weather pattern is expected to persist into Tuesday, with more sun dominating the sky and highs slightly cooler, near 79 degrees. A gentle southeast breeze may pick up, blowing at around 5 mph. Tuesday night, while still maintaining the warmth at around 61 degrees, will bring a shift to mostly cloudy skies, as per the National Weather Service. These conditions are set to quickly improve to mostly sunny again by Wednesday, with the highs slightly cooler, lingering at about 77 degrees. The south-southeast wind will pick up incrementally, blowing at a comfortable 5 to 10 mph.
Moving into the later part of the week, Thursday will still boast partly sunny skies and highs close to 78 degrees, but with a stronger south wind at 10 to 15 mph. As night falls, there is a roughly 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 am, accompanied by a low of around 65 degrees and a continuous south wind of about 10 mph, as stated by the National Weather Service.
Friday’s outlook is set to be partly sunny once more, with temperatures climbing to near 81 degrees. The likelihood of showers and thunderstorms slightly diminishes, standing at a 20 percent chance after 1 am. Nighttime conditions are expected to be partly cloudy with a low near 66 degrees. The weekend forecast promises warmth and clear skies, with Saturday seeing the high soar to around 85 degrees. The evening will remain mostly clear with the low settling at around 70 degrees. Sunday is to cap the week with a sunny high near 88 degrees, accompanied by a light south wind at 5 to 10 mph.
