Highs in The Mid-70s Next Week: MN Weather

MINNEAPOLIS — Thursday will be the last cold day before the heat is finally turned on for the spring. The National Weather Service is predicting highs in the mid-70s next week.

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

Wednesday: A chance of flurries between 10am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 32 by 2pm. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Wednesay Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 49. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind around 15 mph.