Wintry mix Thursday night, another storm Friday

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Sunshine and light winds made outdoor activities enjoyable on Saturday. The high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 44 degrees, which is slightly above our average Nov. 20 high of 40.

Cooler temps are on tap for Sunday as a cold front swings through Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Sunday highs will be in the 30s in many areas, with 20s to the northwest:

Some spots in western Wisconsin will top 40 before temps begin to retreat.

It’ll feel colder than the air temp on Sunday, due to wind gusts of 30-40 mph:

Forecast gusts are in knots, with 28 knots equal to 32.2 mph. 

There is a gale watch for portions of Lake Superior from Sunday afternoon into early Monday:

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 

Northwestern Minnesota could see some light snow after midnight Saturday night, with that light snow chance spreading over portions of northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin later Saturday night and on Sunday.

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

Portions of central Minnesota could see a stray flurry Sunday morning.

Here’s the Sunday snow outlook for northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin, from the Duluth NWS office:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the lower 30s Monday, followed by upper 40s Tuesday and mid 40s on Wednesday. We’ll see a high of just 30 degrees on Thanksgiving, followed by lower 30s on Friday.

No big storms are showing up on the weather maps this week, so Thanksgiving travel still looks good.

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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