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Mild again today, with a PM shower/t-storm chance

Some spots could touch 70

Here’s you Sunday morning weather briefing.

Northwestern and north-central Minnesota may see some scattered rain showers this Sunday morning. Those same areas will see another batch of showers Sunday evening. In eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin, our chance for a shower or isolated thunderstorm will be this afternoon and evening.

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

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Simulated radar Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening
NOAA, via Tropicaltidbits.com

You can hear updated weather information on the MPR network, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.

Mild temps

Our average Twin Cities high temp this time of year is 63 degrees. I’m expecting metro area highs to reach the upper 60s to around 70 this Sunday afternoon.

Mild highs are on tap for most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with a lot of 60s and a few spots touching 70:

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Sunday forecast highs
National Weather Service

Parts of northeastern Minnesota will top out in the 50s.

Highest wind gusts will be in the north:

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Sunday 1 p.m. forecast wind gusts
National Weather Service

Winds will also be gusty near any thunderstorms that develop.

An updated Updraft blog with details on the coming week will be posted around 10 a.m. today.

Programming note

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.