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Lingering clouds Thursday. Brighter and warmer Friday

Changes are coming next week with colder air

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Forecast cloud cover 8 a.m. through 7 p.m. Thursday
College of DuPage Weather

In the wake of Wednesday’s rain, clouds will linger into Thursday. Sunshine returns for Friday along with milder temperatures. The active pattern continues with two systems ahead. 

Lingering clouds Thursday then warmer and brighter tomorrow 

Cloud cover will linger into much of Thursday, though there will be some breaks of brief sunshine, especially in southwest Minnesota this afternoon. Highs will be mostly in the 40s Thursday afternoon to near 50 in southwest Minnesota with light north winds at 4-10 mph.

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Forecast highs Thursday
National Weather Service

Friday will be brighter and warmer. Highs will be in the 50s for most of central and southern Minnesota. Saturday will bring similar readings if not a couple degrees warmer. 

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Forecast highs Friday
National Weather Service

A weekend system will graze northern Minnesota with a few rain and snow showers, though moisture doesn’t look particularly significant. 

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Forecast precipitation 3 a.m. Saturday through 12 p.m. Sunday
NOAA via pivotal weather

The bigger story is next week when colder air arrives midweek along with a potentially slow-moving storm system that will bring both rain and snow starting Monday night into potentially late in the week on and off. There are several possibilities with storm tracks and temperatures to determine rain or snow or both. As usual, stay tuned!

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Forecast precipitation Monday through Thursday next week
European Centre for Medium range Weather Forecasting via pivotal weather