Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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I wish I could talk about sunshine and warm temps. That’s not in the cards for our Saturday.

Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 63 degrees on April 30. The metro area will probably reach the mid 50s Saturday afternoon. Most of central and southern Minnesota, plus western Wisconsin, will have Saturday highs in the 50s, with 40s in northern Minnesota:

It’ll be windy today, with gusts over 30 mph at times. Even higher wind gusts can be expected near thunderstorms.

Periods of rain are likely across Minnesota and western Wisconsin this Saturday and Saturday night. Some thunderstorms are also possible. Rain totals Saturday through Saturday night could be between 1 to 2 inches in many areas.

Flood warnings continue along the Red River in northwestern Minnesota. Parts of northwestern Minnesota could see 2 or more inches of rain over the next 36 hours. A flood watch (dark green) continues in much of northwestern Minnesota until Sunday morning:

A flood watch starts Saturday afternoon and runs until Sunday evening along and near the North Shore of Lake Superior:

There is also a flood watch starting Saturday night for the Mississippi River at Aitkin, Minnesota:

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 

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Ron Trenda

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There’s rain in our Saturday forecast. Flood watches have been expanded in parts of northern Minnesota.

A wet Saturday, with rumbles of thunder at times

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