Minnesota Weather: Slight Chance For Snow Monday

MINNESOTA — Prepare for much colder weather next week, and even a slight chance for snow on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

Lows will hover in the low 40s and mid-30s for much of the week. Most of the highs will crack 50.

Here's the full NWS forecast for the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area:

Friday: Showers. Patchy fog. High near 54. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph