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April brings us some splashes of color. I was driving along Minnehaha Parkway in Minneapolis Tuesday afternoon and saw this blanket of blue flowers:

This appears to be Siberian squill, which some online sites describe as an invasive plant species. 

A variety of additional colors were spotted Tuesday, and I’ve noticed that many magnolia trees are flowering right now. I haven’t seen any dandelions yet, but they’ll arrive before long.

There could be a few lingering showers in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin Saturday morning. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern on Saturday:

The best chance of showers in Minnesota Saturday morning will be in the northeast, and some spots in northeastern Minnesota could also see a few wet flakes. A few Saturday morning sprinkles are possible in the Twin Cities and west-central Wisconsin.  Note the steady rain in southeastern Wisconsin in the NAM loop.

Western Minnesota will have the most Saturday sunshine. The NAM model shows the potential cloud cover as we go through Saturday:

The clouds will lift of to the northeast on Sunday, with the clouds slowest to clear out in northeastern Minnesota. The Twin Cities metro area should see plenty of Sunday sunshine.

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR 

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Our average April 10 high temp in the Twin Cities is 55 degrees. We’ll top out in the mid-50s this Saturday. Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have Saturday highs in the 50s, with 40s in north-central and northeastern Minnesota: 

Saturday will be breezy, with gusts in the 15-20 mph range:

Plotted gusts are in knots, with 16 knots equal to 18.4 mph. Gusts over 20 mph are possible in southwestern Minnesota.

Back to temperatures, Sunday highs will be in the 60s south, with 50s in northern Minnesota:

The metro area will probably top out in the lower 60s Sunday afternoon, and winds will be light.

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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Our weekend temps will be fairly typical for April, and Sunday looks like the brightest day. We have your weekend forecast details.

Weekend forecast: Saturday a.m. shower chance; sunniest day is Sunday

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