Warm and Windy Today then some late night Thunder followed by a Cooler Weekend.

It will be a Warm and Windy Day in the Twin Cities this Friday afternoon with highs in the upper 80s ( average high is 75 and record high is 96 in 1895 & 1931 ) with Gusty South Winds at 15 to 25 mph with Gusts to 30 mph. Increasing Clouds this evening with Spotty T-Storms after 11 p.m. but earlier times this evening points northwest and north of the Twin Cities with some Severe T-Storms with Damaging Winds and Large Hail possible mainly along a line from Willmar to St.Cloud to Duluth and points north across northern Minnesota including Alexandria, Little Falls, Brainerd, Hinckley, Hibbing, Walker, International Falls and Bemidji. Main time for T-Storms in the Twin Cities is between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. Saturday – greatest risk for Severe T-Storms in Twin Cities will be north of the downtown areas. Winds after 4 a.m. Saturday will switch to the Northwest at 10 to 15 mph and lows will fall into the low to mid 60s by 7 a.m....