Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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If the past couple of days have been too chilly for you, you’ll probably like the weekend temps.

Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 76 degrees on Sept. 5. The metro area is expected to reach the upper 70s Saturday afternoon. 

Highs will be well into the 70s in most areas on Saturday and there will be some 80s in south-central and southwestern Minnesota. Parts of far northern Minnesota will top out in the upper 60s:

Saturday dew points will be in the comfortable upper 40s to lower 50s:

Sunday highs reach the 80s in the southern half of Minnesota, with 70s north:

I wouldn’t be surprised to see a few spots in southwestern Minnesota touch 90.

Dew points creep up into the sticky 60s in southern and central Minnesota on Sunday:

Labor Day high temps will be cool, with 50s in the far north and a lot of 60s elsewhere:

Southeastern Minnesota will reach the lower 70s on Monday.

The daylight hours of Saturday look rain-free in most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Showers and thunderstorms develop Saturday evening and overnight Saturday night. Some of those could linger in southeastern Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin Sunday morning.

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

Northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin could also see a few scattered showers Sunday afternoon.

Some of the thunderstorms late Saturday evening and overnight Saturday night could be severe. The NWS Storm Prediction Center shows a slight risk (shaded yellow) of severe weather for that period in southwestern Minnesota and south-central Minnesota:

Slight risk means that scattered severe thunderstorms are possible. The dark-green shaded area (which includes much of the Twin Cities metro) indicates a marginal risk of severe weather Saturday night. An isolated severe thunderstorm is possible in the marginal risk area.

Computer models show that Minnesota and western Wisconsin will probably have some showers at times on Labor Day, with a thunderstorm also possible.

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If you want to squeeze in some summer activities this weekend, you’re in luck. Saturday and Sunday will be summery, but temperatures will retreat on Labor Day. Some areas could see strong to severe thunderstorms Saturday night. Here are the forecast details.

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Weekend forecast: Summery Saturday and Sunday; cooler on Labor Day

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