Chance of flakes or sprinkles Saturday, dry Sunday
Breezy Saturday
We expect good travel weather in most areas this weekend. Some light snow is possible in northern Minnesota late Friday night. The best chance of periods of light snow on Saturday will be from northeastern Minnesota into portions of Wisconsin. Some spots could also see a brief wintry mix. The Twin Cities metro area will have a chance of occasional flurries or sprinkles on Saturday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern for Saturday and Saturday evening:
NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid-Refresh model shows a similar precipitation pattern:
Here’s the snow accumulation potential from late Friday night into Saturday, from the Duluth NWS office:
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Sunday looks dry in most areas, with a flake chance returning to northern Minnesota Sunday night.
Weekend temps and winds
Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 36 degrees on Nov. 27. Much of the metro area will have Saturday highs in the upper 30s. There’ll be a lot of 30s in Minnesota and Wisconsin Saturday afternoon, with highs reaching the 40s in far southern Minnesota:
Saturday will be breezy in many areas, and winds could gust over 30 mph in southwestern Minnesota:
Forecast gusts are in knots, with 20 knots equal to 23 mph.
Back to temperatures, Sunday highs will be mainly in the 30s:
Some spots in southwestern Minnesota will top 40 degrees Sunday afternoon.
Sunday wind gusts will be highest from eastern Minnesota into Wisconsin:
Mild week ahead
Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the mid 40s on Monday, followed by 40 Tuesday and then mid 40s again on Wednesday. We have a shot at 50 degrees Thursday afternoon, followed by a high around 40 on Friday. It still looks dry through most of the week.
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