Milder temperatures rest of the work week; Saturday showers

Mild temperatures are on the way, but a breeze from the southwest may temper how warm you feel this afternoon.  Tuesday morning's low temperatures were the coldest of the season. Today's highs in the 40s will be above the seasonal normal.

The enhanced water vapor satellite image from 5:15 a.m. showed some high level clouds passing over northern Minnesota. Filtered sunshine is expected at times today.

More cloudiness on Saturday could stifle a run at 50 degrees in southeast Minnesota.  A few showers are likely as well.

Here's the national weather map for the forecast of precipitation probabilities for Saturday.

NOAA's North American Forecast Model has this prediction of liquid precipitation for Saturday morning.

We'll continue to refine the precipitation forecast for the weekend as we move through the work week.

There is some consistency in the model forecasts of a cold front plunging into the state on Sunday. Colder temperatures are likely to return for Monday.