Breezy, cloudy Thursday in the Twin Cities; Minnesota drought over
MINNEAPOLIS — Gusty winds up to 40 mph will bring in the cooler and drier air Thursday in the Twin Cities, with highs struggling to hit 70.
It will be a cloudy day, with upper-level energy leading to a few stray showers north of the metro. The wind will back off overnight.
Sunshine is back on Friday with seasonable highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. It will be breezy again.
A weak disturbance increases clouds late Friday and throws a few showers in the evening through Saturday morning but nothing severe is expected.
The weekend looks nice and dry otherwise with a mix of sun, clouds and highs in the 70s.
High pressure will keep things tame until our next front passes on Tuesday. Nothing strong or severe is expected.
Minnesota's drought ends
The U.S. Drought Monitor reports that besides a sliver of abnormally dry conditions near Red Lake, Minnesota's drought is officially over.
A major factor in this development was last month's record rainfall.
