Mother's Day Weekend Forecast Released: MN Weather

TWIN CITIES, MN — Friday and Saturday of Mother's Day weekend will likely feature showers and possible thunderstorms in the Twin Cities metro area, with highs around 70.

Sunday has a better chance of being nice, with sun and a lower (30 percent) chance for rain. The high Sunday will be 68.

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

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. East northeast wind around 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.