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Pleasant weekend weather; rain chance late Sunday in the west

Comfortable humidity

Our average August 29 high temp in the Twin Cities is 78 degrees, so today’s forecast high of 76 degrees in the metro area is just slightly below average.

Saturday highs will be mainly in the 70s across Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

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Saturday forecast highs
National Weather Service

There could be a few 60s in northeastern Minnesota.

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

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Saturday 1 p.m. forecast dew points
National Weather Service

Sunday high temperatures will be mainly in the 70s:

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Sunday forecast highs
National Weather Service

Some spots in southwestern Minnesota could touch 80 and there will be a few 60s in parts of the northeast.

Dry most of the weekend

Saturday is expected to be rain-free in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The daylight hours of Sunday also look dry in most areas. Northwestern and west-central Minnesota could see some showers and thunderstorms late Sunday afternoon/early Sunday evening. Those showers and thunderstorms spread eastward late Sunday evening and 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:

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

In the Twin Cities metro area, our Sunday thunderstorm chance will probably hold off until after sunset.

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

This Updraft blog will be updated by 10 a.m. today to include a look at the week ahead.

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.