Saturday morning rain, then PM chance scattered showers/isolated t-storm

Periods of rain continue this Saturday morning across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Some spots have also seen a bit of lightning. By afternoon, the steadiest rain will have moved out of Minnesota, but rain will linger over parts of southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin into early afternoon. A few scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm could re-develop over portions of Minnesota and western Wisconsin later this afternoon and Saturday evening.

NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Saturday afternoon and evening:

Pay more attention to the scattered nature of the rain this afternoon and evening than the exact location of the rain.

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News network, and you can see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.

Temps and dew points

Our average Twin Cities high temp is 78 degrees on June 11. We’re expecting Twin Cities highs in the upper 70s to around 80 this Saturday. Highs will range from the lower 80s in southwestern Minnesota to 60s near Lake Superior Saturday afternoon:

Afternoon dew points in central and southern Minnesota plus western Wisconsin will feel summery, in the upper 50s to lower 60s:

Update

A new Updraft blog will be posted around 10:20 a.m. with a look at Sunday and the week ahead

Programming note

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.