Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Cooler temperatures and comfortable dew points are on tap for the weekend. That’s good news for anyone who doesn’t have air conditioning and for anyone that isn’t a fan of steamy weather. 

Saturday highs will be mainly in the 70s:

There could be a few 60s in parts of northeastern Minnesota.

Our average Twin Cities high is 78 degrees on August 29. The Saturday forecast high of 76 degrees in the metro area is just slightly below average.

Saturday afternoon dew points will be in the comfortable 50s:

Sunday high temperatures will be mainly in the 70s, with a few lower 80s possible in southwestern Minnesota:

There’ll be some 60s in portions of northeastern Minnesota.

Sunday dew points will be in the comfortable 50s:

The daylight hours look rain-free in most areas this weekend. A few scattered showers and thunderstorms could move into northwestern Minnesota late Sunday afternoon, then spread east-southeastward Sunday evening and overnight Sunday night. 

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

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.

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Ron Trenda

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I think most people will enjoy our weekend weather, which will be fairly typical for late August.  We have your forecast details. 

Weekend forecast: Comfortable temps and humidity

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