Saturday Will Feature Rain, Thunder, Fog, And Even Snow In MN

TWIN CITIES, MN — Saturday will feature all kinds of weather in the Twin Cities metro, except the dry kind. Expect rain, fog, thunder — and yes — even snow later on.

"As Saturday's system departs we expect a period of snow for parts of the area as the temperatures fall back below freezing," the National Weather Service said.

Sunday will be considerably milder, with no precipitation and a high near 33.

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

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. East southeast wind around 15 mph.

Friday Night: Rain, mainly between 1am and 4am. Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 33. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Widespread fog, mainly before 10am. High near 45. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 2am, then freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with snow. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 28. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.