Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Saturday will be the better day of the weekend for most outdoor activities, including leaf raking. A lot of us will have a bad hair day on Sunday as winds pick up. We could also see some Sunday snowflakes.

Our average Twin Cities high temperature on Nov. 20 is 40 degrees. The metro area will see Saturday afternoon highs in the lower 40s. Highs in the 40s are expected from southern and east-central Minnesota into western Wisconsin on Saturday:

A cold front moves into northwestern Minnesota on Saturday, delivering highs in the lower 30s to that area.

Saturday wind gusts will be in the 10-15 mph range in most areas:

Forecast gusts are in knots, with 11 knots equal to 12.7 mph.

Back to forecast highs, most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see Sunday highs in the 30s, with 20s in northwestern and north-central Minnesota:

Strong winds will make it feel colder than the air temperature; many areas will see Sunday wind gusts in the 30 to 40 mph range:

Forecast gusts are in knots, with 30 knots equal to 34.5 mph.

Some spots in west-central and southwestern Minnesota could see Sunday wind gusts over 40 mph.

Some forecast models show areas of light snow moving through Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Sunday.

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

At this point, it looks like the Twin Cities metro area will see a light dusting of snow Sunday morning and early afternoon. Parts of far northern Minnesota could see an inch or so of snow on Sunday.

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

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

Nov. 15-19 is Winter Hazard Awareness Week

in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Twin Cities NWS has posted some winter weather info for 

One thing not mentioned in the NWS winter driving post is cruise control. You don’t want to use cruise control when driving on wet, snowy or icy roads.

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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Temperatures will be a bit above average on Saturday, then plummet on Sunday. We have your weekend forecast, including winds and who could see a bit of snow on Sunday.

Weekend forecast: Nice Saturday; blustery winds, some flakes Sunday

Go Deeper.

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