Minnesota Weather: '100 Percent' Chance Of Precipitation

UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm, Tornado Warnings Issued In Twin Cities

TWIN CITIES, MN — The National Weather Service says there's a "100 percent" chance of precipitation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area Friday night. Residents can expect the afternoon to be mostly sunny, with a temperatures around 82.

Prepare for showers and thunderstorms Friday evening, mostly before 9 p.m. Temperatures will fall to 58 degrees, and winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch are possible.

Here's the rest of the week-ahead forecast from the NWS:

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.