Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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It’s nice to see some fairly quiet weather, although recent heavy rain and snowmelt have rivers and streams running very high in northeastern Minnesota. One area of concern is Minnesota Highway 61 at the Cascade River in the Arrowhead region:

My wife and I often take an autumn trip along the North Shore, so we  were both amazed by this video of the Cascade River posted Friday by Bryan Hansel:

Flood warnings (light green) continue in parts of northeastern Minnesota, with a flood watch (darker green) in other areas:

Updates on the flood situation in northeastern Minnesota can be found 

Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 69 degrees on May 14. Metro area highs are forecast to reach the mid to upper 70s on Saturday. 

Highs will range from the 60s in northwestern Minnesota to near 80 in far southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin Saturday afternoon:

Saturday afternoon wind gusts could be around 20 mph in many areas, with gusts topping 30 mph in parts of far northwestern Minnesota:

Forecast gusts are in knots, with 18 knots equal to 20.7 mph.

Sunday highs will be in the 60s in northern Minnesota, with mainly lower 70s in the south:

Sunday afternoon wind gusts will be in the 20 to 25 mph range in most areas:

A few scattered thunderstorms are possible Saturday, especially in northern Minnesota and from far southeastern Minnesota into southwestern Wisconsin.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 7 a.m. Sunday to 11 p.m. Sunday:

Forecast models show general rain patterns, but models cannot be expected to depict individual thunderstorms.

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 

Scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm could pop up in parts of Minnesota and western Wisconsin Sunday afternoon and evening.

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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Our weekend weather will be fairly typical for mid-May. We’ll have comfortable temperatures, with a chance of scattered thunderstorms in parts of Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Weekend weather: Comfortable temps; scattered thunderstorm chances Saturday

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