Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 70 degrees on Sept. 19. We’re expecting the metro area highs in the upper 60s this Saturday.

Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see Saturday highs in the 60s, with some 70s in southwestern Minnesota:

Winds pick up a bit Saturday afternoon, with gusts of 15-25 mph:

Plotted values are in knots, with 16 knots equal to around 18 mph and 20 knots equal to 23 mph. Sunday will also be breezy.

Sunday highs reach the 70s in most of Minnesota, with parts of western Wisconsin touching 70 degrees:

Northeastern Minnesota will have Sunday highs in the 60s.

Saturday looks dry. Scattered showers could move into western Minnesota Sunday afternoon, then spread into portions of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin Sunday evening and overnight Sunday night. Any showers in the Twin Cities metro area will probably hold off until after sunset on Sunday. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System (GFS) model shows the potential rain pattern Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening:

You can hear updated weather information on the MPR 

, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News 

We’re seeing spotty fall color in the Twin Cities metro area, but our peak fall colors don’t typically arrive in the metro area until sometime in October.

Fall colors are popping in parts of northern Minnesota. Here’s the latest 

 from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources:

Portions of northwestern Minnesota are showing the most fall color right now. Keep in mind that all deciduous trees are included in the fall color report, not just maples.

The Wisconsin fall color report can be found 

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.

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Our weekend weather looks mainly dry, and it’ll be breezy. We have your weekend forecast details, plus an updated fall color report for Minnesota.

Weekend forecast: Temps recover, breezes pick up

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