Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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It’ll be an ice cream cone and flip-flop afternoon.

Saturday highs will reach the 80s in most of central and southern Minnesota plus most of western Wisconsin. The northern third of Minnesota will see mainly 70s. Many spots in the Twin Cities metro area are expected to top out in the mid 80s, which is well above our average May 1 high of 65 degrees.

Warm temps plus low relative humidity and gusty winds will elevate the danger of wildfire spread in Minnesota and western Wisconsin this afternoon and evening. The National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings for much of western, northern and central Minnesota from noon to 9 p.m.:

Here are details of the red flag warning in central Minnesota from noon to 9 p.m. this Saturday:

Red flag warnings have also been issued for much of North Dakota, plus portions of Wisconsin, Iowa and South Dakota.

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 

Many parts of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see some rain at times on Sunday. There could also be a few thunderstorms, especially late Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening.

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

Sunday highs are forecast to reach the 70s in southern Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin, with mainly 60s in central and northern Minnesota: 

Northeastern Minnesota will see highs in the 50s. 

Summery dew points in the lower 50s are expected in southern Minnesota:

Back to high temperatures, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be around 60 on Monday, followed by lower 60s Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs around 60 are expected on Thursday and Friday.

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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