Fall Weather Continues For Mid-August: MN Weather

TWIN CITIES, MN — High temperatures will hover around the upper 70s this week, and lows will dip into the 60s in the Twin CIties metro area.

"Areas of dense fog will burn off during this morning with skies becoming mostly cloudy," the National Weather Service said.

"Chances for showers and thunderstorms exist each day this week with an increased likelihood on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures will remain near to slightly below normal."

Here's the full NWS forecast from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport:

Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.