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Minnesota Weather: Big Shift In 2019 Memorial Day Forecast
Here's the weather to expect in Minnesota over Memorial Day weekend.
TWIN CITIES, MN — There's some good news if you were hoping to take the boat out over Memorial Day weekend. After early forecasts showed significant chances for rain throughout Saturday and Sunday, things have changed for the sunnier.
The current forecast shows no rain Saturday and Sunday in the Twin Cities metro area, with highs of 75. Those days should be gorgeous.
Unfortunately, it's a different story for Monday.
Find out what's happening in Southwest Minneapolisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
"We get near perfect weather Saturday and Sunday before rains return for Memorial Day," states the National Weather Service.
More rain tonight and Fri morning, perfect weather Sat and Sun, then rains return Memorial Day. #mnwx #wiwx pic.twitter.com/TIHMKkfZ5W
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) May 23, 2019
Heres the current NWS Twin Cities, Minnesota weather forecast:
Find out what's happening in Southwest Minneapolisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3 p.m. High near 70. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Memorial Day: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
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