Brighter Friday, warm and stormy weekend

If April showers bring May flowers, what do Mayflowers bring?

Pilgrims.

I couldn't resist.

Friday brings brighter skies and milder temperatures. The weekend looks downright unsettled. A warmer and more humid air mass slides north into Minnesota this weekend. Throw in a little sunshine Saturday and what meteorologists call "conditional instability" will trigger more rounds of showers and thunderstorms.

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It looks like an active weekend.

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An active jet stream overhead is dealing waves of low pressure Minnesota's way this week. The next low rides in with more waves of rain and thunder this weekend.

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Here's a closer look at the weekend. Friday looks like the driest day. Occasional, scattered storms rumble this weekend.

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Weatherspark

Stay tuned.