Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Rain and rumbles of thunder probably woke some people up early this Friday morning. The official rainfall total at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was just under one inch (.95”) overnight and early today, but several spots saw over one inch of rain. Here are some rainfall totals from noon Thursday to noon Friday:

Here are radar-estimated rainfall totals:

Some areas of scattered showers and embedded thunderstorms are possible in Minnesota and western Wisconsin Friday afternoon into Friday night. By sunrise on Saturday, most rain activity will have shifted into Wisconsin.

Another chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms moves into northeastern Minnesota Sunday afternoon and evening. 

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 high temp is 81 degrees on Aug. 13. We’re looking at metro area highs in the lower 80s this Saturday. We’ll share lower 80s with much of southern Minnesota, with mainly 70s elsewhere in Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

Saturday afternoon dew points will be in the sticky 60s in central and southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

Sunday high temperatures will be in the 70s in many areas, with the Twin Cities and parts of southern Minnesota touching 80:

Sunday afternoon dew points remain in the 60s in many areas:

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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We’ll have fairly typical August weather this weekend, and many parts of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will be rain-free on Saturday and Sunday. We have the weekend weather details, plus a look at our Friday rain totals.

Weekend weather: Typical August temps, rain-free in most areas

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