As Minneapolis residents bundle up against the closing weeks of December, the weather forecast promises a blend of cloudy skies and chilly temperatures. According to the National Weather Service, the city today saw mostly sunny skies with the mercury nudging just 18 degrees. Conditions into the evening will shift to partly cloudy with lows dipping to around 4 degrees, to be wrapped in a calm north-northwest wind.
As the weekend approaches, conditions will drift towards mostly cloudy, with Saturday's high fluttering near 19 degrees and a light southeast breeze developing. Saturday night's look is one of more clouds, staying mostly cloudy with a low of around 16 degrees, as detailed by the National Weather Service. A south-southeast wind will maintain its presence, sweeping through the streets at 5 to 10 mph.
Come Sunday, the city will flirt with warmer weather, partly sunny with highs cresting at 31 degrees alongside that persistent southsoutheast wind. A steady temperature of around 29 degrees marks Sunday night, shifting winds from south southeast to west after midnight. Monday repeats this temperature performance, under partly sunny skies and a northwest breeze, as per the National Weather Service.
Looking ahead, conditions keep their consistency with mostly cloudy skies dominating through Tuesday and into Christmas Day. Highs will hover in the low thirties, with Tuesday climbing near 33 degrees while a calm wind adopts a south-southeast stance. A slight uptick in warmth is expected on Christmas, casting a high near 34 degrees and a southeast wind at 5 to 10 mph. The city, resting under a thick blanket of clouds, will witness lows sinking to around 29 degrees come Wednesday night
As holiday festivities wrap up, a slight chance of rain introduces itself on Thursday—a timid 20 percent. But across the panorama of days, mostly cloudy conditions stand sentinel, with a high near 36 degrees rounding out the weekly forecast.
