Weekend forecast: no rain; a cool Saturday then temps recover
Ample sunshine most areas
It’s a chilly and breezy Friday. Winds will lighten up a bit overnight and into Saturday. Overnight lows Friday night will reach the 30s in about the northern third of Minnesota, with 40s elsewhere.
Our average Twin Cities high temperature at the end of May is 74 degrees. The Twin Cities metro area will only reach the upper 60s Saturday afternoon, with highs in the 60s across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:
Saturday dew point temperatures will be in the comfortable 30s and lower 40s:
That’s very dry air for late May.
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Sunday high temps will reach the 70s in most spots, with mid-70s in the Twin Cities:
Some areas near Lake Superior may top out in the 60s on Sunday.
Sunday dew point temperatures will be comfortable, with mainly 30s north and 40s south:
Dry weekend
A few showers may pass just to the southwest of Minnesota Saturday morning. I’m expecting a dry weekend across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon:
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