Severe weather potential highest in western and central Minnesota Saturday p.m.
Metro area could see some strong or severe thunderstorms Saturday night
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It’ll be a summery Saturday, with highs in the upper 70s to around 80 in southern and central Minnesota plus western Wisconsin:
Some spots in the Twin Cities could touch 80 degrees. Our average high is just 62 this time of year. Far northern Minnesota will see highs in the 60s.
Dew points will be a bit sticky, in the 60s:
Thunderstorm chances increase later Saturday
Thunderstorms are expected to develop in western Minnesota Saturday afternoon, then spread to the east and northeast Saturday evening and overnight Saturday night.
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Our best thunderstorm chances in the Twin Cities metro area will be in the 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. time frame, but scattered thunderstorms are possible in the metro anytime after about 7 p.m. Saturday.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center shows a slight risk of severe weather Saturday and Saturday night in the yellow-shaded areas of western and central Minnesota:
Slight risk means that scattered severe thunderstorms are possible. An isolated severe thunderstorm is possible in the dark-green shaded area, which includes the Twin Cities.
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News network, and you can see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
A new Updraft will be posted by around 10:15 a.m., with a look at the week ahead.
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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.
