Chilly Friday morning will turn into pleasant fall day in Twin Cities

MINNEAPOLIS — High pressure continues to build back on Friday, making for a beautiful end to the week with sunshine and highs closer to 70 degrees.

Winds will pick up, with gusts up to 35 mph, helping temperatures climb into the low 80s in the afternoon.

A line of showers, with some thunder, will mostly stay north of the Twin Cities, but a little rain can't be ruled out in the metro between 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.  

Northern lights may be visible on Friday night, as we await the arrival of CMEs.

Saturday will be warm and windy, with highs in the lower 80s. The fire risk will be elevated once again. A cold front moves by late and it could bring in a few isolated showers for eastern Minnesota and definitely for Wisconsin.

Twin Cities Marathon runners will have a dry and sunny start on Sunday. It will be cool with morning lows around 50 and afternoon temperatures in the mid-60s. Overnight lows on Sunday and Monday will be in the 40s, with diminishing winds.

Sunshine will gradually warm us back into the 70s throughout next week with no rain anticipated.