Mild Saturday temps, with morning fog
Dense fog advisory until 10 a.m. in many areas
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Our Saturday is starting out murky. There are areas of dense fog in much of Minnesota this Saturday morning. Dense fog advisories continue until 10 a.m. in the grey-shaded areas on the following two maps:
Here are details of the dense fog advisory, which includes the western and northern portions of the Twin Cities metro area:
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 542 AM CST Sat Jan 2 2021 MNZ041>045-047>053-055>061-065>069-074>076-082-083-091-092-021600- /O.CON.KMPX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210102T1600Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker- Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Brown- Nicollet-Le Sueur-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Martin-Faribault- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, St James, Mankato, Fairmont, and Blue Earth 542 AM CST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST this morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Slick spots on roads, overpasses, and sidewalks are also possible as the fog freezes on exposed surfaces. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR network, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
Temperature trends
Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 24 degrees this time of year. Twin Cities metro area highs will reach the upper 20s this afternoon. Highs in the upper 20s are expected across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin Saturday afternoon, with some 30s in northwestern and southwestern Minnesota:
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Winds gusts will be 10 mph or less in the southeast, with gusts over 15 mph possible in northwestern Minnesota Saturday afternoon:
Plotted wind gusts are in knots, with 8 knots equal to 9 mph and 15 knots equal to around 17 mph.
This Updraft blog will be updated around 10:15 a.m. with details on your Sunday weather and a look at the week ahead.
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