It will be a Warm and Windy Day in the Twin Cities this Friday afternoon with highs in the upper 80s ( average high is 75 and record high is 96 in 1895 & 1931 ) with Gusty South Winds at 15 to 25 mph with Gusts to 30 mph. Increasing Clouds this evening with Spotty T-Storms after 11 p.m. but earlier times this evening points northwest and north of the Twin Cities with some Severe T-Storms with Damaging Winds and Large Hail possible mainly along a line from Willmar to
St.Cloud to Duluth and points north across northern Minnesota including Alexandria, Little Falls, Brainerd, Hinckley, Hibbing, Walker, International Falls and Bemidji. Main time for T-Storms in the Twin Cities is between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. Saturday- greatest risk for Severe T-Storms in Twin Cities will be north of the downtown areas. Winds after 4 a.m. Saturday will switch to the Northwest at 10 to 15 mph and lows will fall into the low to mid 60s by 7 a.m.
Partly Cloudy, Breezy and Cooler on Saturday with highs in the low to mid 70s and Northwest Winds at 10 to 20 mph then Lighter Winds Saturday eveningwith Partly Cloudy Skies and lows in the low to mid 50s.
Mix of Clouds and Sun on Sunday and Cool with some Spotty Showers at times - highs in the mid 60s then Cloudy Sunday night with lows in the upper 50s.
Monday through Thursday: Mainly Cloudy and Windy on Monday with Rain and T-Storms - some of the T-Storms could be Strong and produce Heavy Rainfall. Highs on Monday near 70 degrees. Cool afternoons both Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the mid 60s then morning lows Wednesday and Thursday in the upper 40s. Warmer with Sunshine and highs in the mid 70s on Thursday.
@KSTP