14 hours Ago By Ariel Kozlov
Residents of Minneapolis should brace themselves for a classic spring roller-coaster of weather, as the forecast promises a dynamic mix of showers, thunderstorms, and sunny spells in the coming days. According to the National Weather Service, today's likelihood of morning showers is expected to give way to mostly sunny skies with a high temperature nearing 60 degrees. A soft north northeast wind will accompany the change in weather, giving locals some reprieve from the rain.
Tonight's forecast indicates mostly clear skies with a manageable low of around 39 degrees, and a gentle north northeast wind that will become a light east northeast breeze past midnight. Come Saturday, Minneapolis is set to enjoy full sunshine and a slightly higher high around 64 degrees. Calm winds will shift to a mild east southeast flow in the afternoon, perhaps, encouraging residents to embrace the brief window of pleasant weather.
However, the serenity of the weekend is expected to be short-lived. By Saturday night, the forecast introduces a 20 percent chance of showers after 1 a.m.
, transitioning to a mostly cloudy evening with a low around 48 degrees. Southeastern winds will persist at 5 to 10 mph. Sunday's weather will potentially escalate, bringing chances of showers and thunderstorms, particularly after 4 p.
m. The higher high of 64 degrees will be challenged by a persistent south southeast wind reaching 10 to 15 mph. Precipitation probability is set at 30 percent for Sunday, climbing to a substantial 80 percent chance of showers and potential thunderstorms by nightfall.
The start of the workweek doesn't promise any respite, with Monday facing showers and possible thunderstorms throughout the day. High temperatures are predicted to surge to the high 70s, whipped up by south southeast winds of 10 to 15 mph, gusting as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation will peak at 90 percent, with rainfall amounts potentially reaching between a quarter and half an inch.
The evening may see a decrease in precipitation but, the instability continues with a 70 percent likelihood of showers and possibly a storm before 1 a.m.Transitioning into Tuesday, a brief break in the wet conditions seems probable with a 20 percent chance of morning showers.
The day will gradually clear up, leading to a mostly sunny day with highs again near the comfortable 60-degree mark, before another clear and cooler night sets in. The rest of the week oscillates between chances of rain—40 percent on Wednesday night and 30 percent on Thursday—and daily sunshine, with temperatures hovering in the mid to high 60s. Minneapolis inhabitants will navigate this haphazard weather, mindful of the caprices of springtime in their city.
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