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Partial sunshine with scattered showers; quiet weekend ahead

Seasonal temperatures expected this weekend

Radar simulation for Thursday night til noon Friday
Radar simulation for Thursday night til noon Friday
NOAA via Tropical Tidbits

A very slow moving low pressure system is slowly progressing across the northern portions of the state. Mainly cloudy skies continue with some filtered sunshine working it’s way into southern portions of the state, away from the low pressure.

Cloud cover Thursday night through Friday evening
Cloud cover Thursday night through Friday evening
NOAA via College of DuPage Weather

Our rain chances continue into Friday, but will become more isolated in nature. We can expect just pop up showers and storms early and then redevelopment Friday afternoon. Severe weather is not anticipated.

Radar simulation for Thursday night til noon Friday
Radar simulation for Thursday night til noon Friday
NOAA via Tropical Tidbits

High temperatures for Friday will be slightly cooler in the mid to upper 70s, and even chillier for the arrowhead region in the upper 60s with more showers and cloud cover.

High temperatures for Friday
High temperatures for Friday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

As high pressure builds out west, and the low exits east, we will see an increase in our northwesterly winds on Friday.

Wind speeds Friday morning through Saturday morning
Wind speeds Friday morning through Saturday morning
NOAA via College of DuPage Weather

Another pleasant weekend ahead

High pressure will continue to build in over the Great Lakes region this weekend and continue into early next week. Look for temperatures around our seasonal average in the upper 70s to low 80s, with little to no chance for precipitation.

High temperatures Saturday through Sunday
High temperatures Saturday through Sunday
NOAA via Pivotal Weather

Our 6-10 temperature outlook shows us trending above normal on our temperatures as we get closer to the start of the Minnesota State Fair.

6-10 day temperature outlook.
6-10 day temperature outlook.
NOAA