Winter storm warnings in northern Minnesota

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Saturday will definitely be the milder day of this weekend.

Saturday highs will reach the 20s across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with some lower 30s in far southern Minnesota and teens in the far northwest. Some spots in the metro area will top out in the upper 20s to around 30.

Parts of northern Minnesota could see light snow showers at times this afternoon and evening. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from noon Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday:

A stray flurry is possible elsewhere in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Notice the tight spacing between the isobars to the west Saturday afternoon and evening; that will cause strong winds and low visibilities in North Dakota and parts of far western Minnesota.

Advisories and warnings in North Dakota and near the Red River Valley

Winds will increase today across North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Ground blizzard conditions are expected in the portions of North Dakota that are shaded red:

Minnesota counties bordering the Red River are in a winter weather advisory (shaded blue) from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. this Saturday for blowing snow:

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 

Highs Sunday will be in the single digits below zero for much of northern Minnesota, with mainly single digits above zero in southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

A few spots in southwestern Minnesota could reach the lower teens.

The lowest wind chill temps of the weekend will occur Sunday morning. Here are 9 a.m. Sunday forecast wind chills:

Back to forecast highs, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the single digits on Monday, followed by mid 20s Tuesday, then mid 30s Wednesday and lower 30s Thursday and Friday.

Temps will probably retreat next weekend and stay below normal into the following week. The NWS Climate Prediction Center shows a tendency for below normal temps in Minnesota and western Wisconsin from Jan. 15 through Jan. 21:

 Twin Cities high temp is coldest (23 degrees) from Jan. 10 through Jan. 24. Looking ahead, our 

 Twin Cities high temp rises 10 degrees from Feb. 1 to Feb 28, then it rises another 15 degrees between March 1 and March 31.

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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Milder temps are on tap Saturday afternoon, then arctic cold returns late Saturday night and Sunday. We have the weekend weather update, plus a look at the coming week and beyond.

Mildest temps this Saturday; arctic cold returns for Sunday

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