MN Weather: 'Large Hail' Possible In Twin Cities Friday

TWIN CITIES, MN — The Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area will see a couple of chances for severe weather to end the week.

"A few storms this evening into tonight could be severe with large hail as the main risk," the National Weather Service said Friday.

"There will be a window for thunderstorms again on Saturday, possibly strong to severe. Overall confidence in storms on Saturday remains low, so please continue to monitor for forecast updates."

Friday: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. High near 57. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Rain and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 59 by 5am. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 49. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind around 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Southeast wind around 15 mph.