MN Weather: Highs In The 50s To Start The Week

TWIN CITIES, MN — Coming off a warm and sunny weekend, the highs will continue to reach the 50s for the first half of this week in the Twin Cities. Expect a cool down starting Thursday.

"It will be a windy and active weather week," the National Weather Service said.

"There is a chance for severe thunderstorms Tuesday evening, wind gusts of 45-55 mph Wednesday night through Thursday, and a chance for accumulating snow over central Minnesota Thursday. We'll top the week off with temperatures running around 20 degrees below normal Thursday and Friday."

Here’s the full NWS forecast from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport:

Monday: Partly sunny through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening.

Tuesday: A chance of showers before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7pm. Low around 51. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of rain after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow between 2am and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow before 8am, then a chance of snow between 8am and noon, then a chance of rain and snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A slight chance of snow, mixing with rain after noon, then gradually ending. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.