Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Our average May 9 high temp is 68 degrees in the Twin Cities. Parts of the metro area will creep slightly above 60 degrees this afternoon. Mother’s Day highs will be in the lower 60s in much of the southern third of Minnesota and also in parts of west-central Minnesota. There will be mainly 50s elsewhere in Minnesota, with a few 40s in the northeast.

Far southern Minnesota and parts of northeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin could see scattered sprinkles later this afternoon and early Sunday evening. The Twin Cities metro area should stay dry.

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Areas of frost are possible in Minnesota and western Wisconsin late Sunday night and early Monday morning. 

Monday afternoon highs will be mainly in the 50s:

Monday afternoon wind gusts will be in the 10-15 mph range in many locations:

Plotted gusts are in knots, with 12 knots equal to about 14 mph.

A cloud/sun mix is expected in much of Minnesota on Monday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential cloud cover for the daylight hours of Monday:

Temperatures gradually rebound from Tuesday into Friday. Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the lower 60s Tuesday, followed by mid 60s Wednesday, upper 60s Thursday and around 70 on Friday. By the way, our best chance of showers appears to be late Thursday and also on Friday.

We could see above-normal temps next weekend and into the following week. The NWS Climate Prediction Center shows a tendency for above-normal temps in Minnesota and Wisconsin from May 16 through May 22:

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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Temps will be cool this Mother’s Day, but most spots won’t see any rain. We have your forecast details for today and the coming week.

Breezy, sun-splashed Mother's Day; cool Monday, then temps rebound

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