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The warmest air mass since April 5 blows into Minnesota Saturday. You can already see the balmy air mass pooling tantalizingly to the west of Minnesota Friday afternoon. 

Highs will reach 70 all the way to the Canadian border Saturday. Highs push to and beyond 80 degrees for most of southern Minnesota Saturday afternoon. And southwest towns like Appleton, Pipestone, and Luverne, Minn., could push the 90-degree mark around 4 p.m. Saturday.

Sunday brings cooler temperatures, some scattered rain and thunder to southern Minnesota. There will be many dry hours Sunday, but a couple of hours of showers are possible. 

NOAA’s GFS model shows the growth of rain and thunder clusters Sunday favoring southern Minnesota. The three images in the loop are 7 a.m., 1 p.m., and 7 p.m. Sunday.

The warm air is in no hurry to linger this spring. Cooler air returns next week. Highs will be around the 60-degree mark in the Twin Cities much of next week, with 50s common up north.

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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Paul Huttner

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Warmest air mass since April 5 blows into Minnesota Saturday.

NOAA

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NOAA GFS model radar depiction for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm Sunday. 

Basking in 70s and 80s Saturday; a couple hours of showers Sunday

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