Summer Heat Returns This Week: MN Weather

TWIN CITIES, MN — After several days of fall-like temperatures, the summer heat has returned to the forecast. Temperatures will rise to the high 80s this weekend and climb into the 90s on Monday.

Air quality is expected to be in the "moderate" zone for the next three days.

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

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers between 3am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 92. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.