Wintry mix Thursday night, another storm Friday

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It was a pleasant, sun-splashed Saturday across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

The Saturday high temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 73 degrees, which is a couple of degrees higher than the Twin Cities average May 20 high temp. Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin topped out in the 70s Saturday afternoon. 

There’s a layer of smoke aloft over parts of far northern Minnesota. That smoke layer is from Canadian wildfires. The smoke is not expected to reach ground level, so it won’t affect the air that we breathe as it expands a bit southward on Sunday.

A high-pressure system that currently extends from Missouri through Minnesota will move slowly eastward Saturday night and Sunday. Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will remain dry through Sunday. There could be a few passing sprinkles in northeastern Minnesota Sunday afternoon and evening as a cool front moves through.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential rain pattern from 4 a.m. Sunday to 10 p.m. Sunday:

You can find updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News 

A few spots in southwestern Minnesota could touch 80. Cooler 50s and 60s are expected in northeastern Minnesota as gusty easterly winds develop Sunday afternoon.

Monday highs reach the 80s in western Minnesota, with upper 70s to around 80 in most of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

There will be some 60s Monday near Lake Superior.

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be around 80 degrees on Monday, followed by lower 80s Tuesday then upper 70s Wednesday and Thursday and back to 80 on Friday.

It looks like above-normal temps will continue next weekend and into the start of the following week. Here’s the May 26 through May 30 temperature outlook from the NWS Climate Prediction Center:

That’s good to see, since it covers the Memorial Day weekend.

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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