TWIN CITIES, MN — Don't expect an end to the cold weather anytime soon. The current forecast calls for more cool temperatures, the Twin Cities metro area.
Plenty of rain will arrive this weekend as well.
"Cool weather continues through the weekend. Scattered rain showers are expected Thursday, with a more widespread soaking rain coming Friday night through Sunday," the National Weather Service said.
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Here’s the full NWS forecast from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport:
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. East southeast wind around 15 mph.
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Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a slight chance of rain after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night: A slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Low around 47. 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 between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 54. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 46. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Rain likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East northeast wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
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