Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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A cold front pushes into Minnesota later Saturday with plenty of moist air out ahead of it. That’s the recipe for thunderstorms. Many could become severe into Saturday night. 

There is already a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until noon in portions of Minnesota:

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center shows an enhanced risk of severe weather through Saturday night for a wide swath of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area, plus portions of west-central and northern Wisconsin. 

Here’s a discussion of our severe weather prospects, from the Twin Cities NWS office:

Enhanced risk means that numerous severe thunderstorms are possible:

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

, and you can see updated weather info on the MPR News 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High-Resolution Rapid-Refresh forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Saturday afternoon through noon Sunday:

NOAA’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows a similar rain pattern:

Thunderstorms will occur in some areas that look dry in the loops, but the general rain pattern is illustrated.

Saturday will be warm and steamy in the southern half of Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin, with highs in the 80s:

Northern Minnesota will have highs in the 70s.

Saturday dew points will be in the 70s in roughly the southern half of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

This Updraft blog will be updated around 10 a.m. Saturday with a look at Sunday and the week ahead.

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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Be weather-aware this Saturday and Saturday evening. We have the latest on the severe weather potential.

Enhanced severe weather risk through Saturday evening

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