Unsettled Wednesday, then cooler before heating up next week

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A low-pressure system and an approaching warm front will spread areas of thunderstorms across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin Thursday afternoon and evening. 

A few severe thunderstorms will be possible. Some spots could see an isolated severe thunderstorm in the early afternoon. More numerous severe thunderstorms are possible later Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening. 

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center shows an enhanced risk of severe weather Thursday afternoon and evening in southeastern Minnesota and parts of southwestern Wisconsin, with a slight risk of severe weather elsewhere in southern Minnesota and through the Twin Cities metro area and into west-central Wisconsin:

Slight risk means that scattered severe thunderstorms are possible, and enhanced risk means that numerous severe thunderstorms are possible:

Here’s the description of our severe weather risk from the Twin Cities NWS office:

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 

Our average Twin Cities low temperature on May 21 is 52 degrees and our average high is 71 degrees. Parts of the metro area will see lows in the lower 40s Saturday morning, with afternoon highs in the upper 50s.

Northern Minnesota will have Saturday morning lows in the 30s:

Saturday afternoon highs will be in the 40s in northwestern and north-central Minnesota, with 50s elsewhere:

Low temps early Sunday morning will be in the 30s in much of Minnesota, with lower 40s in the metro area and southeastern Minnesota:

Sunday highs will be in the 50s in most areas:

A few very scattered showers are possible Saturday afternoon and evening in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Sunday looks dry.

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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Some areas could see severe weather Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening. A few very scattered showers are possible Saturday afternoon and evening. Sunday looks dry. We have the updated severe weather outlook, plus the chilly weekend weather details.

Thursday severe weather risk; cool and mostly dry this weekend

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