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Showers, falling temperatures Friday; cooler weekend

Showers bring cooler temperatures

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Forecast total precipitation Friday into Saturday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms Friday with temperatures falling from the low 70s into the 60s. North winds will usher in cooler temperatures for the weekend. Brighter skies develop by late Saturday and Sunday.

Soggy Friday for some

Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will slowly move across central Minnesota Friday. In the Twin Cities, we’ll see a few showers in the morning with more numerous showers in the afternoon and evening.

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Forecast precipitation 9 a.m. through 12 a.m. Saturday
College of DuPage Weather

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Temps will fall from the low 70s into the 60s Friday afternoon.

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Forecast falling temperatures Friday
College of DuPage Weather

Cooler weekend, then a warmup

High temperatures will be near 70 in southern Minnesota Saturday and Sunday and just in the 60s in northern Minnesota.

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Forecast high temperatures Saturday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

We’ll gradually see sun peek out Saturday with more sun Sunday and Monday.

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Forecast cloud cover midday Friday through Sunday afternoon
College of DuPage

High temperatures are likely to be back in the 80s by the middle or late next week.

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Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts model even has us well into the 80s, if not flirting with 90 again by Thursday next week.

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Forecast potential high temperatures Thursday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather