Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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

Much of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see Saturday highs in the 60s, with  70s in western Minnesota:

We’ll flirt with 70 in the Twin Cities.

Smoke from western U.S. wildfires in is expected to return to much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin today. The smoke is expected to remain aloft, and not significantly affect air quality near ground level.

Winds pick up a bit Saturday afternoon, with gusts of 16 to 26 mph:

Plotted values are in knots, with 18 knots equal to around 20 mph and 23 knots equal to around 26 mph.

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 really popping in parts of northern Minnesota. Here’s the latest 

 from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources:

The areas shaded yellow are showing the most changeover to fall colors at this point. Keep in mind that all deciduous trees are included in the fall color report, not just maples.

 for Banning State Park, near Sandstone, Minn.:

The Wisconsin fall color report can be found 

Updraft will be updated around 10 a.m. with details on the rest of your weekend plus a look at the week ahead.

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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Ron Trenda

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Normal temps feel pretty good this time of year. That’s what many areas will see today, and our breezes will pick up by afternoon. We have your forecast details plus a look at fall colors.

A breezy Saturday, with near-normal temps

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