Blizzard warnings in Northwest Minnesota, winter weather advisories across the state

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We haven’t reached 60 degrees in the Twin Cities metro area since last Saturday. We’ll probably top out in the lower 60s Saturday afternoon, which is a bit above our average April 18 high of 59 degrees.

There’ll be a lot of highs in the lower 60s across southern Minnesota, with mainly 50s to the north and some 40s in the far north.

Winds will pick up a bit by Saturday afternoon, with afternoon gusts over 20 mph in some areas:

Plotted values are in knots, with 17 knots equal to around 20 mph.

Sunday highs will retreat to the lower 50s in the south, with mainly 40s in northern Minnesota:

Northern Minnesota and parts of central Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin will have a chance of scattered rain showers on Saturday. A few snowflakes may mix with the rain showers early Saturday and also after sunset. Southeastern Minnesota may see a passing shower by Saturday evening. An isolated late-afternoon or evening shower cannot be ruled out in the Twin Cities metro area.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern Saturday through Saturday evening:

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Ron Trenda

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This will be the warmest day since last Saturday. Highs retreat a bit on Sunday, but at least we won’t be dealing with snow. We have details on your weekend weather.

Some areas reach the 60s Saturday afternoon; a bit cooler on Sunday

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