Prompts winter weather advisories as cold air moves in Friday night

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Most of our weekend hours will be dry, but there will probably be some scattered showers starting  Saturday morning in western Minnesota, spreading eastward in the afternoon and lingering into Saturday evening. An isolated thunderstorm is also possible.

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

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Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 63 degrees on April 25 and April 26. We’re looking at metro area highs in the mid 60s this weekend.

Saturday highs reach the 60s across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

Highs in the 50s are expected in parts of far northern Minnesota and along the North Shore of Lake Superior.

Winds will be light in most locations on Saturday, but gusty in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin:

Sunday high temperatures reach the 60s in most spots:

Many areas along the North Shore will see highs in the 50s.

Sunday afternoon winds will gust to 12-18 mph in many locations:

Plotted values are in knots, with 12 knots equal to around 14 mph.

It’s great to get outdoors for awhile in these days of social distancing. 

The scattered showers and any isolated thunderstorm Saturday and Saturday evening won’t last very long at any given location, so our weekend weather will cooperate with most of your plans to walk, jog, run or take a bike ride.

I saw a guy flying a kite in a local park this week, so I thought it might be time for my first kite-flyers forecast.

Winds will be lightest on Saturday and there is that possibility of an isolated afternoon/evening thunderstorm. 

That’s not the best weather for flying a kite. Sunday will be dry, with afternoon wind gusts in the teens, so I vote for Sunday as the best kite-flying day of the weekend.

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Ron Trenda

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Our weekend weather will be pleasant overall, but some of us will see a shower and isolated thunderstorm on Saturday. We have the details, plus a forecast for kite-flyers.

Weekend forecast: Highs mainly in the 60s; Saturday shower chance

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