The National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN has issued a weather forecast for Minneapolis, outlining a week that starts off with warmth and sunshine, but with a possibility of showers and thunderstorms towards the end. According to the weather forecast, today will see areas of fog before 10am, clearing into mostly sunny skies with a high near 85 degrees. Light winds will start calm and pick up slightly in the west northwest at around 5 mph in the afternoon.
As night falls, the skies are expected to become partly cloudy with a low settling around 67 degrees, the wind calming down into the night. Wednesday morning might start with patchy fog before 8am, but it is anticipated to quickly give way to another mostly sunny day with a high near 82 degrees. Calm winds are projected to become northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon before calming again for a mostly clear night and a low around 66 degrees.
Continuing with the week's theme of welcoming sun, Thursday promises pure sunny skies with high temperatures nearing 84 degrees, and light winds becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. However, there's a twist anticipated in the weather narrative late Thursday night. The National Weather Service advises a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am, coupled with partly cloudy conditions and a mild south wind of around 5 mph.
Transitioning into Friday, there remains a slight risk – a 20 percent chance – of showers and thunderstorms, mostly in the sunny part of the day with the high peaking near 80 degrees. The winds are expected to adopt a more aggressive stance, blowing southwest at 5 to 10 mph before shifting west northwest in the afternoon. By Friday night, the skies clear once more, with a crisp low around 59 degrees to usher in a cooler, sunny Saturday with the high near 72 degrees.
The National Weather Service's Hazardous Weather Outlook has noted no significant weather concerns for the remaining days, with sunny and mostly clear conditions from Saturday night through Monday, and daily highs gradually descending from the 70s to the high 60s. Evening lows are similarly expected to dip into the lower 50s, marking a gentle descent into crisper nights.
