Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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This is Friday, the 13th, but we aren’t expecting any scary weather Friday evening or overnight Friday night. 

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 and western Wisconsin will have Saturday highs in the 30s, with some lower 40s in far southern Minnesota:

Many areas will see Saturday afternoon wind gusts of 20 to 28 mph:

Plotted values are in knots, with 23 knots equal to around 26 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 26 knots equal to around 30 mph.

Rain showers are expected to spread across much of the southern half of Minnesota plus west-central Wisconsin as we go through Saturday afternoon, with a rain/snow mix possible in northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.

Areas with rain showers could see a changeover to a rain/snow mix Saturday evening, while the mix to the north transitions to mainly snow. Some areas may also see a bit of light freezing rain 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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Rain for some areas and a wintry mix in other areas Saturday afternoon and evening. That sounds like November in Minnesota! We have your weekend forecast details.

Weekend forecast: Afternoon rain Saturday, with mix in northern Minn.; blustery Sunday

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