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Mild Saturday afternoon temps; shower chance in NW Minnesota

Dense fog advisory until 10 a.m. parts of eastern Minnesota

Light winds have allowed areas of fog to develop in portions of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. A dense fog advisory continues until 10 a.m. for parts of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

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Dense fog advisory (shaded grey) until 10 a.m.
National Weather Service

Our Saturday will be rain-free in most areas, but northwestern Minnesota has a chance of showers. A few showers could spread into north-central Minnesota by late afternoon.

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

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Simulated radar for Saturday
NOAA, via Tropicaltidbits.com

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.

Saturday temps and winds

Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 51 degrees on Oct. 30. Metro area highs will reach the mid to upper 50s this Saturday. Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will reach the 50s Saturday afternoon:

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Saturday forecast highs
National Weather Service

Some lower 60s are possible in southwestern Minnesota.

Saturday winds will be lightest to the east, but winds could gust to 20-30 mph in parts of northwestern and west-central Minnesota:

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Saturday 1 p.m. forecast wind gusts
National Weather Service

Plotted wind forecasts are in knots, with 20 knots equal to 23 mph.

Update

This Updraft blog will be updated around 10:15 a.m. with a look at Sunday and the week ahead.

Programming note

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.