Sunny And Warm Weekend Ahead: MN Weather

TWIN CITIES, MN — After a windy and cloudy Thursday, residents in the Twin Cities metro area will enjoy a sunny and relatively warm weekend.

Saturday and Sunday's high temperatures will approach 40 degrees.

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

Thursday: A slight chance of flurries between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind around 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.