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Minnesota Weather: Highs Near 60 This Week

Much more snow will melt this week in the Twin Cities.

Here's the weather to expect for the first week of March.
Here's the weather to expect for the first week of March. (Bea Karnes/Patch)

TWIN CITIES, MN — The snow may be entirely gone by the end of this week in Minnesota. Highs are expected to reach the upper 50s by the weekend.

Here's the National Weather Forecast for the Twin Cities:

Monday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 37. West wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

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Monday Night: A slight chance of snow between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Tuesday Night: A chance of rain before 7 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., then a chance of snow after 9 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. South wind around 10 mph.

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