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This feels like November again. Areas of fog are expected Saturday evening and overnight Saturday night. A mix of drizzle and rain will spread over much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin Saturday evening, mixing with snowflakes in northern Minnesota. 

As colder air moves in later Saturday evening, the rain/snow mix is expected to transition to mostly snow in northern Minnesota, with some 1-2 inch amounts possible in northeastern Minnesota and parts of northwestern Wisconsin by Sunday morning:

Because the transition to a rain/snow mix or all snow occurs later to the south, the Twin Cities metro area is expected to see only minor accumulations or a coating late Saturday night.  

There could be lingering snow showers in northeastern Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin Sunday morning, with a few stray flurries in the remainder of Minnesota. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern during the daylight hours of Sunday:

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A strong low pressure system to our east will give us gusty winds Sunday. There’s a wind advisory for much of Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin on Sunday:

Here are details of the wind advisory, which includes the Twin Cities metro area from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday:

The wind advisory starts at 3 a.m. Sunday in portions of western Minnesota and far southern Minnesota.

There’s also a gale warning for Lake Superior from 10 a.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. Monday:

Sunday highs will be mainly in the 30s. Northwestern Minnesota may not make it out of the 20s:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach about 40 degrees on Monday, followed by lower 30s Tuesday then upper 40s Wednesday and Thursday and lower 40s on Friday.

Looking ahead to Thanksgiving week, the NWS Climate Prediction Center shows a tendency for above normal temperatures in Minnesota and western Wisconsin from Nov. 22 through Nov. 29:

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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November sometimes brings us rain and snow and strong winds.  Many spots will see all three of those weather features as we go from Saturday night into Sunday. We have the forecast details, plus a look at the week ahead.

Rain to a wintry mix Saturday night; windy and chilly Sunday

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