Partly Stormy Weekend Ahead: MN Weather

TWIN CITIES, MN — Friday and Saturday will feature several chances for storms.

"Scattered rain showers develop today with a few thunderstorms possible this afternoon," the National Weather Service said.

"It won't rain all day, but expect at least one or two brief downpours. Isolated showers linger into Saturday with sunnier & drier weather Sunday into next week."

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

Friday: Showers likely before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 3pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 74. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then isolated showers between 11pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: Scattered showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east northeast after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.