MN Weather: July 4 Forecast For The Twin Cities Metro

TWIN CITIES, MN — Temperatures will climb to near 90 this July 4 weekend, but there are also chances for rain in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area.

"Starting Friday afternoon, and continuing into Monday evening, temperatures will slowly climb from the 70s to lower 80s Friday, to the lower and upper 80s by the 4th," the National Weather Service said.

"Although precipitation chances increase by the 4th of July, uncertainties remain on how widespread or organized the precipitation becomes. Continue to plan for a mainly dry weekend, possibly an isolated thunderstorm, and seasonably mid-summer heat."

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

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the morning.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Independence Day: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 5 to 10 mph.