MN Weather: Heatwave Will Be Shortlived In MN

TWIN CITIES, MN — The high temperature for Wednesday will spike to 54 degrees in the Twin Cities, according to the National Weather Service.

However, temperatures will quickly fall back to normal, starting Thursday.

The long-range forecast produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that Minnesotans should expect temperatures to be about average to end the year.

Here's the full NWS forecast for the Twin Cities metro area:

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of drizzle, mainly after 5am. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: Drizzle likely, mainly after 3pm. Areas of dense fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: Rain before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 25. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. South wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.