TWIN CITIES, MN — Following a week of cold and snowy weather, warmer spring temperatures will become the norm in Minnesota. Highs will approximate 70 on Wednesday.
Here's the National Weather Service forecast for the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area:
Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
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Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
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Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
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