Minnesota weather: Warm and sunny weekend before temperatures drop later this week

MN weather: Warm and sunny weekend, colder week ahead

It'll be a warm and sunny weekend before temperatures take a dip right before Thanksgiving. FOX 9 meteorologist Jared Piepenburg has the full report.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - It'll be a beautiful weekend before temperatures get colder right before Thanksgiving. 

Saturday forecast

Local perspective:

Temperatures will warm into the lower 50s on Saturday afternoon with plenty of sunshine. 

There will be a western breeze on Saturday with some areas reaching gusts above 20 mph. 

Even with the breeze, it will be a beautiful day.

Extended forecast 

What's next:

Things will stay very mild for Sunday as well, with a lot lighter winds. 

Sunday will be the peak day of the forecast, with sunshine sticking around and temperatures warming into the 50s again. 

The forecast will cloud up on Monday with showers arriving in the second half of the day. 

Showers look to linger Monday night into Tuesday with a chance of rain showers turning to snow Tuesday night. 

Wednesday looks cold and windy with a decent bite in the air. 

Expect cold Thanksgiving with temperatures staying in the 20s.