Blizzard warnings in Northwest Minnesota, winter weather advisories across the state

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Our official Twin Cities high temperature this Thanksgiving was 36 degrees. That was one degree warmer than our average Nov. 26 high. The Twin Cities metro area, plus most of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin, had pesky clouds all day. Northwestern and west-central Minnesota enjoyed some sunshine for part of Thursday afternoon.

The Minnesota State Climatology Office has assembled Twin Cities 

Here’s an excerpt from the Climatology Office post:

I remember that warm Thanksgiving Day in 2016. It was fun to be out walking without a jacket after dinner that year!

Roughly the northern third of Minnesota plus parts of northwestern Wisconsin may see light snow showers at times Thursday night and Friday morning.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from Thursday evening through Friday morning:

There could also be a bit of light freezing rain or freezing drizzle in a few spots.

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Our Friday highs will reach the 30s in most areas, with a few lower 40s in southwestern Minnesota:

Friday wind gusts are expected to be in the 14-20 mph range:

Plotted values are in knots, with 13 knots equal to 15 mph.

Back to temps, Saturday highs are expected to top out in the 40s in most areas, with 50s in southwestern Minnesota:

There’ll be a few highs in the 30s in far northern Minnesota, near the Canadian border.

Saturday afternoon wind gusts will be in the 15-22 mph range:

Winds will pick up a bit by Sunday afternoon.

I don’t expect any significant weather problems in Minnesota or western Wisconsin Saturday or Sunday.

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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If you’re  ready for some sunshine, you’ll probably like our weather during most of Friday plus the weekend. We have details on what to expect.

Weekend forecast: Quiet weather; Saturday will be the warmest day

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