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Western Minnesota will have a mostly dry Saturday. Eastern Minnesota could be clipped by some showers, with a rain-snow mix possible in northeastern Minnesota and far northwestern Wisconsin. Rain is expected in the remainder of Wisconsin.

As of 7 a.m. it was raining in much of southeastern Minnesota and a good portion of Wisconsin. Those same areas will be wet much of Saturday, with precipitation wrapping a bit to the northwest with time.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows shows the potential precipitation pattern from 10 a.m. Saturday to 11 p.m. Saturday:

The eastern parts of the Twin Cities metro area could see some scattered showers at times, while the west metro stays dry. Parts of northeastern Minnesota and far northwestern Wisconsin could see a rain-snow mix at times.

Here’s a look at rain-snow chances in parts of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin Saturday and Saturday night, from the Duluth National Weather Service office:

We have updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News 

. You can check the MPR News interactive radar display 

Saturday highs will be mainly in the 40s:

There will be a few upper 30s in northeastern Minnesota.

Saturday afternoon wind gusts will be in the 16 mph to 24 mph range in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin as well as far northwestern Minnesota:

Forecast wind gusts are in knots, with 16 knots equal to 18.4 mph. 

Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. this Sunday, Nov. 6. If you have any clocks or watches that don’t automatically adjust, you can turn them back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night.

A new Updraft will be posted around 10:20 a.m. today. It will include a weekend forecast update plus a look at the week ahead.

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Ron Trenda

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Fairly typical November weather is expected this Saturday, with near-normal temps, plus a rain-snow chance in some areas.

Mainly 40s Saturday; Rain chances for eastern Minnesota

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