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Warmer, brighter Friday; spotty weekend rain chances

Cooler again Sunday into early next week

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Forecast temperature anomalies (departure from normal) Friday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Friday will finally bring some sun to eastern Minnesota and most will be warmer too. We have the chance of some showers Saturday into Sunday.

Brighter and warmer Friday

We’ll finally see sunshine in eastern Minnesota where we were locked into the clouds for two days. There will likely be some lingering patchy clouds in the Arrowhead region.

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Forecast cloud cover 6 a.m. Friday through 8 p.m.
College of DuPage weather lab

High temperatures will be warmer, mostly in the 70s ranging from the low 70s in the northeast to upper 70s in the Twin Cities and even low to mid-80s in west central Minnesota.

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Forecast highs Friday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Saturday will also be warm in southern Minnesota with highs near 80 but northern Minnesota will already be cooler as a cool front slides south.

Spotty weekend showers

The cool front will touch off some spotty showers and thunder in western Minnesota Saturday morning. The chance spreads east late in the day and could linger some into Sunday.

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Forecast precipitation 1 a.m. Saturday through 7 p.m. Sunday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather

Another round of cooler air slides in for Sunday into early next week with highs in the 60s north to low 70s south.