Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Remember last weekend? It was incredibly warm, with highs in the 70s in the Twin Cities and many parts of Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Last weekend completed an incredibly warm six-day stretch in the Twin Cities, in which we saw five days with highs in the 70s:

The previous Twin Cities record was three November days with highs in the 70s. More details on the record November 2020 warmth can be found 

Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 42 degrees on Nov. 14. Most spots in the metro area will top out in the upper 30s to around 40 on Saturday.

Much of Minnesota will have Saturday highs in the 30s, with some lower 40s in far southern Minnesota plus parts of western Wisconsin:

Many areas will see Saturday afternoon wind gusts of 20 to 26 mph:

Plotted values are in knots, with 19 knots equal to 22 mph.

Back to temps, Sunday highs will be mainly in the 30s but some spots in far southern Minnesota could touch 40 degrees:

Sunday will be blustery, with wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph:

Plotted values are in knots, with 29 knots equal to around 33 mph.

Saturday morning looks dry. As we go through Saturday afternoon, rain showers are expected to spread across roughly the southern half of Minnesota plus west-central Wisconsin.  A rain/snow mix is possible Saturday afternoon in northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. That mix transitions to light snow Saturday evening. The areas with afternoon rain showers (including the metro) could see a changeover to a rain/snow mix Saturday evening, then to all snow for awhile before it ends later Saturday evening.

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

The Twin Cities metro area may see some rain showers at times Saturday afternoon, then an evening mix that transitions to light snow later Saturday evening.

Precipitation is expected to end in most areas by sunrise on Sunday, but northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin could see lingering light snow showers Sunday morning.

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Ron Trenda

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The winds will pick up this weekend, and many areas will see some Saturday afternoon rain showers. There will be a mix of rain and snow showers to the north. We have your weekend forecast details.

Breezy and cool weekend; Saturday afternoon rain, with some snow north

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