Rainy Thursday, Cold Windy Friday then Sunny Warmer Weekend.

Rainy Thursday, Cold Windy Friday then Sunny Warmer Weekend. By KSTP Rainy Thursday in the Twin Cities with steady Rain likely until 7 p.m. with Rainfall amounts from .25″ in northwest suburbs to .50″ inside the 494/694 loop and .75″ of Rain in southeast Metro. Temperatures will hold steady near 50 degrees this afternoon with North Winds at 5 to 10 mph – also areas of Fog possible. Rain will be lighter by 7 p.m. and only Scattered Rain Showers expected overnight into Friday morning. Winds will be Light during the daylight hours from the North at 5 to 10 mph then picking up from the Northwest this evening after 8 p.m. at 15 to 30 mph which will make it feel Cold overnight as lows fall into the low 40s but Winds will make it feel like the upper 30s. Friday will be Cold for October and the gusty Northwest Winds at 15 to 30 mph in the morning and 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon will make it feel even Colder. Highs will be in the upper 40s but it will feel like the low 40s all afternoon. Spotty Rain Showers will be possible Friday until 11 a.m. then Decreasing Clouds and Partly Cloudy in the afternoon. Winds will be Lighter at less than 10 mph from the West Friday night and with Clear Skies many areas will see the first Frost of the Season as lows fall into the low 30s. Areas of Patchy Fog possible in River Valleys and near Lakes Saturday morning. It will be Windy on Saturday but Sunny and Warmer during the afternoon with highs in the low 60s and Southwest Winds at 15 to 25 mph then Clear and Breezy Saturday night into Sunday morning and not as Cold with lows in the mid 40s. Sunny and Breezy on Sunday with Southwest Winds at 10 to 20 mph and highs in the mid 60s. Monday through Wednesday: Above Average Temperatures expected with highs in the upper 60s Monday then Low 70s on Tuesday and Wednesday. Skies will be Sunny to Partly Cloudy and on Wednesday some Isolated late afternoon T-Storms will be possible. JONATHAN YUHAS