Wednesday at MSP reached 74° and bottomed out at 48°, with no rain. Thursday should beat that by a few degrees.
Overnight is mostly clear with a low around 48° and almost no wind. That calm air is why the National Weather Service lists patchy fog before 7am. If you're on I-494 or 35W early, watch for low spots where visibility can drop. After that it's sunny, with a high near 77° and an east-southeast breeze of 0 to 5 mph.
Plainly, it's a good day to be outside. A lunch walk, an afternoon at Hyland or the river bottoms, or patio dinner plans should all work. The fog is the only thing to plan around, and it should be gone before most people finish their coffee.
Thursday night stays mild, partly cloudy with a low around 57° and a southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday is mostly sunny with a high near 76°, but the wind picks up. Expect south-southeast wind of 5 to 15 mph with gusts as high as 30 mph, so tie down anything light in the yard. Saturday brings a 40% chance of showers after 1pm.
For the next 12 hours and today's records, see Bloomington weather; for the days ahead, the 10-day forecast.
