When will the temperatures really become autumnal?: MN Weather

TWIN CITIES, MN — After a hot and humid start to fall, cooler temperatures may finally be on the way.

Highs will continue to be above 80 degrees during the week, but will slowly drop over the weekend. Highs on Sunday and Monday in the Twin Cities metropolitan area will be 72 degrees.

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

Wednesday: Increasing cloud cover, maximum temperature around 30 °C. South-southeast wind 16 to 24 km/h, with gusts up to 40 km/h.

Wednesday night: 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, especially after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Thursday: Showers and possible thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Mostly sunny, high around 27°C. South-southeast wind 16 to 24 km/h. Chance of precipitation 60%. New precipitation amounts between 0.35 and 1.32 cm possible.

Thursday night: Showers likely and a possible thunderstorm before 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph. 60% chance of precipitation. New precipitation amounts between 0.25 and 0.5 inches possible.

Friday: Sunny, high around 80. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday night: 30% chance of rain, especially after 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Saturday: 40% chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, high around 78. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Saturday night: Chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, low around 60. North northeast wind around 10 mph. 40% chance of precipitation.

Sunday: 50% chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, high around 22°C. East wind 16 to 24 km/h.

Sunday night: 50% chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 10 mph.

Monday: 40% chance of rain and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, high around 22°C. Southeast wind around 16 km/h.