Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 65 degrees on May 1.  The Twin Cities area will top out in the lower 80s this Saturday afternoon. Roughly the southern half of Minnesota, plus west-central and southwestern Wisconsin, will have Saturday highs in the 80s:

Northern Minnesota will have Saturday highs in the 70s and 60s.

Saturday afternoon will be breezy, with wind gusts of 16 to 23 mph in many areas:

Plotted forecast gusts are in knots, with 19 knots equal to around 22 mph.

Back to temperatures, Sunday highs will be in the 70s in roughly the southern third of Minnesota, with mainly 60s elsewhere:

Portions of northeastern Minnesota will top out in the 50s.

The daylight hours of Saturday look rain-free in most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Some showers and an isolated thunderstorm could develop late Saturday night. Periods of rain are most likely Sunday in the north, with a good chance of occasional showers in the south. An isolated thunderstorm is also possible.

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

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

, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News 

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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This Saturday marks the beginning of May, but it’ll feel like late June. We have details on that, plus a look at our Sunday shower chances.

Weekend forecast: Summery Saturday; shower chance on Sunday

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