Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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The light rain and freezing drizzle of Friday evening, combined with areas of freezing fog, have caused icy spots on some sidewalks, roads and bridges in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Portions of the Twin Cities metro area have icy spots this Saturday morning, and travelers to the southeast will encounter icy spots as well:

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Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 26 degrees on Dec. 19. The metro area will top out close to 30 this Saturday. Much of Minnesota will see Saturday highs in the 20s, with lower 30s from far southern Minnesota into west-central and southwestern Wisconsin:

Saturday winds gusts will be 10 mph or less in most areas, but gusts may range from 16 to 25 mph in west-central and northwestern Minnesota:

Plotted values are in knots, with 6 knots equal to around 7 mph and 20 knots equal to 23 mph.

Western Minnesota will see a lot of sunshine, while parts of the east will start out cloudy and then see decreasing cloudiness late Saturday morning into Saturday afternoon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the cloud trends Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon:

This Updraft blog will be Updated around 10:15 a.m. with a look at our Sunday weather and a peek at the coming week.

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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There will be some icy patches Saturday morning, then the afternoon looks better. We have your Saturday forecast details.

Patchy a.m. slippery spots; skies brighten a bit this afternoon

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