Minnesota Weather: Updated Forecast Shows Chance For Snow Friday

TWIN CITIES, MN — Expect temperatures to drop throughout the week in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will all feature chances for snow as the low dips into the 30s.

Here's the forecast from the National Weather Service:

Monday: Showers likely, mainly before 9 a.m. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 61. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 45. West wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.