Excellent Apple Picking Weather This Weekend: MN Forecast

TWIN CITIES, MN — After a blistering-hot Tuesday, Minnesotans can look forward to excellent apple-picking weather this week and weekend.

Saturday's forecast calls for sun and highs in the upper 60s.

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

Wednesday: A chance of sprinkles between 9am and 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Friday: Showers likely, mainly between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.