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Minnesota Weather: Slightly Cooler Temperatures This Weekend
Minnesotans can expect a cooler couple of days after a scorching week.
TWIN CITIES, MN — Minnesotans can expect a slight cooler weekend following a week of hot and humid weather in the 90s. "High pressure will settle in today. Temperatures will be pleasant, winds will be light and humidity levels will be tolerable. Shower and thunderstorm chances return tonight and Saturday," states the National Weather Service.
Here's the NWS forecast for the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area:
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
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Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light north northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
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Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light southeast wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 68. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
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