Typical fall Friday in the Twin Cities, with a pleasant fall weekend ahead

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twin Cities will enjoy a typical fall day on Friday, followed by a pleasant weekend.

The forecast high temperature on Friday is 58 degrees, slightly above average. After Thursday’s rain system, high pressure will begin to build, bringing sunshine back.

Enjoy what’s left of the colors and leaves this weekend. Highs will be in the low 60s on Saturday and in the mid 60s on Sunday.

The warmest days will come early next week, when highs briefly return to the 70s.

Rain is likely to fall again on Wednesday, followed by a dry Thursday and Friday. This Saturday has the potential to be a soggy one.

How much rain did Minnesota fall on Thursday?

Thursday was the first day of measurable rainfall in the Twin Cities metro in more than a month, with just under a half inch of precipitation.

Marshall recorded the highest amount of precipitation, with two-thirds of an inch of rain.

This is welcome news for farmers concerned about the lack of recent rainfall. However, this is probably not enough to recover from the ongoing drought.

Most of the state was in moderate to severe drought Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.