Weekend weather: Cool temps, showers at times
Milder temps return on Tuesday
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The weekend is approaching and there are clouds and periods of showers in the forecast.
At least our sunsets are later this time of year, so people who work weekdays indoors were able to enjoy the dry and brighter weather earlier this week.
Weekend shower chances
A slowly moving low-pressure system will bring showers at times on Saturday. Northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin will probably see a mix of rain showers and snow showers.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 4 a.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Saturday:
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Western Minnesota looks dry on Sunday but eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have some showers at times.
The Twin Cities metro area, southeastern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin will probably see some rain showers at times on Sunday. Periods or snow showers and rain showers are expected Sunday in portions of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.
You can find updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network.
Cool weekend temps
The average Twin Cities high temperature is 63 degrees on April 29. Metro area highs will be in the mid-50s this Saturday.
Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have Saturday highs in the 50s, with some upper 40s in parts of northwestern and northeastern Minnesota:
Sunday high temps will be a around 50 degrees in many locations with 40s in northeastern Minnesota and much of western Wisconsin:
Milder temps return on Tuesday
Temperatures recover a bit on Monday and then the metro area and southern Minnesota have a shot at lower 60s on Tuesday:
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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.
