Twin Cities Facing Massive Cool Down After Friday Storm Chances

TWIN CITIES, MN — After a warm, sunny Thursday with highs in the low 80s, the Twin Cities are in for a change. A cold front moving across Minnesota will bring increasing clouds tonight and the chance for isolated showers and thunderstorms into early Friday.

Friday morning carries a 40 percent chance of showers and storms, with highs near 78. Skies clear by Friday night, dropping temps into the upper 50s.

The real change comes this weekend. Saturday will be sunny but breezy, with highs near 70 and northwest gusts up to 25 mph. Sunday cools further, with a slight shower chance and highs only in the mid-60s. Overnight lows both nights will fall into the 50s, even the upper 40s by Sunday night.

The cooler, dry weather sticks around early next week, with highs in the mid-60s Monday before rebounding to the low 70s by midweek.

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

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind around 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.