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Minnesota's fishing opener and Mother's Day are both this weekend.
Local weather forecasters are very happy that our weather will be mostly pleasant for both events.
It won't be necessary for meteorologists to wear a disguise while out running errands this weekend!
Warm temps
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Saturday highs will reach the lower 80s over parts of southern Minnesota, with mostly 70s elsewhere in our beautiful state:
There'll be some 60s in north-central and northeastern Minnesota.
Good news for mom; our Sunday highs will be similar to Saturday's highs:
Northeasterly winds could keep some spots near Lake Superior in the 50s on Sunday.
Looking ahead, Twin Cities high temps will around 80 Monday, in the lower 80s Tuesday and in the upper 70s on Wednesday.
Our average high temperature is 69 degrees in the Twin Cities metro area this time of year.
Rain chances
Northeastern Minnesota could see an isolated shower on Saturday.
Northwestern and west-central Minnesota could see some scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm late Sunday afternoon.
The showers and possible thunderstorm could spread eastward later Sunday evening.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System model shows the potential rainfall pattern late Sunday:
The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the strength of the radar signal that returns to the radar, not inches of rain.
Periods of rain and some occasional thunderstorms are expected over much of Minnesota from Monday afternoon into Wednesday.
NOAA's Global Forecast System model shows the potential rainfall pattern:
The chart to the right of the loop shows the precipitation rate, not the total amount of rain.
Florida drought
This week's update from U.S. Drought Monitor showed that most of the United States is free of drought:
However, much of Florida is experiencing severe to extreme drought:
Almost 66 percent of Florida is seeing drought conditions right now, while there were no areas of drought listed on May 10 of last year.
Let's hope that Florida sees a shift to a more rainy pattern soon!
Programming note
You can hear my live weather updates on Minnesota Public Radio at 7:48 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and at 7:35 and 9:35 a.m., plus 4:35 p.m., each Saturday and Sunday
