Minneapolis residents can expect a varied palette of weather in the upcoming days, with the forecast hinting at both sunny skies and potential thunderstorms. Today, the city saw a brief chance of sprinkles before 8 a.m., but conditions have cleared up with a move towards a mostly sunny afternoon and a peak temperature around 69 degrees, according to a report from the National Weather Service. The west-northwest wind blowing at a mild 5 to 10 mph adds a briskness to the air.
Tonight, the skies will shift, bringing increased cloud coverage and a dip in temperature to around 45 degrees. The northwest winds continue at the same pace, becoming northeast after midnight. Looking towards Thursday, showers are likely to begin after 1 p.m., with a 60 percent chance of precipitation and new rainfall between a quarter and half an inch possible. The cloudy veil will persist through the night, which is expected to carry similar shower frequencies and exact amounts of potential precipitation.
Friday's forecast offers some respite from the rain, classifying as partly sunny while reaching a high near 61 degrees. The constant companion, a north northeast wind, will be present at around 10 mph. The night should see the clouds disperse, ushering in a clearer sky and a cooler low of 41 degrees. The weekend consistently escalates towards warmth, with mostly sunny conditions on Saturday and a high near 64 degrees, inviting Minneapolis residents to perhaps entertain outdoor activities.
However, a significant change looms with the new week's inception, heralded by a 20 percent chance of showers by Saturday night. Sunday maintains the trend of increasing shower probabilities, capped at 40 percent during the day. As the day caps into night, those chances blossom into a 70 percent likelihood of not just showers, but potentially a thunderstorm. This turbulent weather is expected to extend into Monday, with a 70 percent chance of both showers and thunderstorms during the day and a balmy high nearing 79 degrees, followed by similar conditions at night. The week begins to stabilize on Tuesday. There's a 40 percent chance of showers with mostly sunny skies and a high near 69 degrees, winds gusting as high as 25 mph.
