Brighter Friday, warm and stormy weekend
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If April showers bring May flowers, what do Mayflowers bring?
Pilgrims.
I couldn't resist.
Friday brings brighter skies and milder temperatures. The weekend looks downright unsettled. A warmer and more humid air mass slides north into Minnesota this weekend. Throw in a little sunshine Saturday and what meteorologists call "conditional instability" will trigger more rounds of showers and thunderstorms.
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It looks like an active weekend.

An active jet stream overhead is dealing waves of low pressure Minnesota's way this week. The next low rides in with more waves of rain and thunder this weekend.

Here's a closer look at the weekend. Friday looks like the driest day. Occasional, scattered storms rumble this weekend.

Stay tuned.