Minnesota weather: Pleasant Wednesday ahead of weekend heat wave

MN weather: Pleasant Wednesday ahead of heat wave

A high of 80 degrees on Wednesday. A warming trend starts Thursday.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Wednesday will be quite comfortable, ahead of a heat wave this weekend.

Wednesday will feature pleasant sunshine as the haze gradually exits, with a high of 80 degrees in the Twin Cities. Overnight, the low will be around 59 degrees, which is seasonable, with a light breeze.

Things will start to warm on Thursday, with a high of 84 degrees and sunshine. There will be gusty breezes in the afternoon hours.

Then it gets hot for the first day of September on Friday, which will see a high of around 90 degrees. It'll only get hotter from there, with record-setting highs possible Sunday and Monday.

Here's your seven-day forecast: