The weather forecast for Minneapolis, Minnesota, as published by the National Weather Service, paints a picture of fluctuating patterns for the coming week. Today, residents can expect partly sunny skies with a high near 89 degrees and southeast winds ranging from 5 to 10 mph. However, tonight brings a 30 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 am, alongside mostly cloudy conditions and an expected low around 71 degrees, with southeast winds maintaining a pace of around 10 mph.
Monday morning may start with a similar 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before clearing up to partially sunny skies and a high near 85 degrees. Winds will stay consistent from the southeast at approximately 10 mph. Moving into Monday night, the skies are slated to be mostly clear with a minimal south southeast wind of 5 to 10 mph and the thermometer dipping to around 69 degrees. This break in inclement weather is apparently set to be short-lived as Tuesday night forecasts predict a 30 percent chance of returning rain showers and thunderstorms.
As the week progresses, the possibility of wet weather increases. On Tuesday, the city is expected to bathe in sunshine and enjoy a high near 88 degrees, but those clear skies will be edged by south winds traveling at a gentle 5 to 10 mph. By Wednesday, showers and thunderstorms become likely, particularly after 1 pm, with a 60 percent chance of precipitation, and partly sunny conditions accompanying a high hovering near 80 degrees. Calm winds turning south southwest around 5 mph in the morning are anticipated.
Wednesday evening will hold on to a chance of showers and thunderstorms under mostly cloudy skies, with a low around 65 degrees and winds from the south southwest at about 5 mph transitioning to southeast past midnight. Thursday's forecast ups the ante to a 60 percent likelihood for showers and possible thunderstorms post-1 pm, as temperatures drop slightly, pairing mostly cloudy skies with a high near 75 degrees and northeast winds switching to southeast in the afternoon.
The ambiguity of precipitation continues through the end of the week, with Thursday night presenting another round of potential showers and thunderstorms. A mostly cloudy sky and a low around 61 degrees, alongside north winds at approximately 5 mph, might just encase the city. Friday follows a similar trend with a 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms amidst mostly cloudy conditions, all the while the high struggling to peak at 71 degrees in the face of north northeast winds moving at 5 to 10 mph.
The weekly forecast rounds out with a 20 percent chance of showers on Friday night, as the mercury falls to around 57 degrees under mostly cloudy skies with northeast winds sustaining speeds of 5 to 10 mph. Saturday is predicted to carry on the theme of clouds with a high near 69 degrees and east northeast winds at a mild 5 to 10 mph, certifying a notably varied meteorological mix for Minneapolis residents to navigate.
