Rain, Then Calmer Weekend Ahead: MN Weather

TWIN CITIES, MN — A cold rain will wrap up Friday night and will give way to a calm, seasonably cold weekend.

"Rainy and blustery conditions will continue today and into tonight," the National Weather Service said. "Temperatures will be chilly today, but rebounding to normal highs by early next week."

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

Friday: Rain. High near 48. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain, mainly before 1am. Low around 45. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 10 percent chance of rain before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.