Minnesota Weather: Chilly, Rainy Week Ahead

TWIN CITIES, MN — Expect chilly and wet weather this week in Minnesota. "More rain is expected across southern Minnesota, northern Iowa, and Wisconsin over the next couple of days," says the National Weather Service. "Areas along I-90 could see close to an inch"

More rain is expected this weekend in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area.

Here's the NWS forecast below:

Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph.