2 weeks Ago By Alexis Johnson
Residents of Minneapolis can expect a shift in weather patterns in the coming days. According to the National Weather Service, today boasts sunny skies with a high near 50 and winds shifting from northwest to west-southwest throughout the afternoon. By tonight, the city will see a transition to partly cloudy conditions and a low of around 34, with south-southwest winds continuing at a pace of around 10 mph.
Friday will introduce a slight chance of rain after 1pm, with a 20 percent probability. "Partly sunny, with a high near 53," the National Weather Service forecasts, and winds picking up, potentially gusting as high as 25 mph as they veer from south southwest to north northwest. Unsettled, Friday night's temperature will take a plunge, dropping to around 21, brushing against the chill with a north-northwest wind that persists apace at 5 to 15 mph.
With the weekend on the horizon, Saturday warms up Minneapolis under sunny skies, the temperature cresting at a high near 46 degrees. A gentle south-southeast wind will rise in the morning. However, as night falls, rain is anticipated to drench the city, with an 80 percent chance of precipitation and southeast winds blowing around 10 mph.
"New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible," notes the forecast.Sunday will likely remain damp with rain chances standing at 70 percent, and the temperatures hovering near 47 amidst mostly cloudy skies. The south-southeast wind will shift to west-northwest later in the day, potentially reaching gusts up to 30 mph.
As darkness encroaches, the mixture of rain and snow will likely, with a 60 percent chance of precipitation, create a mosaic of unsettled weather, evolving to a chance of only snow before the night ends. The low is expected to be around 27, inviting northwest winds to gust as high as 25 mph.To kick off the next workweek, Minneapolis locals can look forward to a reprieve with a mostly sunny Monday and a high near 44 degrees.
The northwest wind will stay steady at 10 to 15 mph, giving way to a partly cloudy night with a low of around 27. The possibility of rain and snow will re-enter the Tuesday forecast, despite being marked as mostly sunny with a high near 48, and a slight 30 percent chance of precipitation.The city will be graced with mostly sunny conditions again on Wednesday, with high temperatures near 50 to accompany the steady northwest wind.
As the weather waxes and wanes, Minneapolis residents are reminded to stay abreast of changes by keeping an eye on the latest forecasts and being prepared for the capricious dance of early spring weather..
