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Beautiful Friday ahead; Saturday rain chance

Sunny skies, mild temps Friday across most of Minnesota

Blue sky at the Weather Lab
Blue sky Thursday at the Weather Lab
Paul Huttner | MPR News

How about a little break from the rain?

Friday brings another beautiful day to most of Minnesota. Most of the state will see plenty of sunshine Friday. Highs will run from the 70s north to the lower 80s south. Cooler along the shores of your favorite Great Lake.

Forecast high temperatures Friday
Forecast high temperatures Friday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Saturday brings our next rain chances to Minnesota. Scattered rain with embedded thunder will move northeast. Severe weather looks unlikely at this point.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Finite-Volume Cubed-Sphere Dynamical Core model shows the rainfall trend between midnight and 7 p.m. Saturday:

NOAA FV3 model
Finite-Volume Cubed-Sphere Dynamical Core model between midnight and 7 p.m. Saturday
NOAA, via Tropical Tidbits

Highs Saturday will run cooler under the rainy zones:

Forecast high temperatures Saturday
Forecast high temperatures Saturday
NOAA

Sunday brings a steamy air mass to southern Minnesota. NOAA’s Global Forecast System model shows a plume of rich tropical moisture surging north into Minnesota Sunday. Dew points could reach the tropical 70-degree mark Sunday!

NOAA GFS dew point output
Global Forecast System dew point forecast between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday
NOAA, via Tropical Tidbits

Highs Sunday will push 90 degrees in the central and south Sunday afternoon.

Forecast high temperatures Sunday
Forecast high temperatures Sunday
NOAA