Weekend weather: Scattered rain Saturday; dry, cooler Sunday
Breezy on Sunday
Twin Cities metro area highs are expected to be slightly above 80 degrees on Saturday, slightly higher than the 78-degree average for June 10. There will also be some lower 80s in south-central and southeastern Minnesota plus west-central Wisconsin, with mainly 70s elsewhere:
Cooler 60s are expected near Lake Superior.
Saturday afternoon dew points will be in the summery upper 50s to lower 60s in central and southern Minnesota, with lower dew points and drier air in northern Minnesota:
Sunday high temps will be mainly in the 70s:
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Highs in the 60s are expected near Lake Superior. It’ll be breezy on Sunday.
Sunday afternoon dew points will be mainly in the 40s:
Rain chances on Saturday
A cool front drops slowly down from Canada late Friday night through Saturday. It’s expected to initiate some scattered showers and thunderstorms in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential rain pattern from 4 a.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Saturday:
Pay more attention to the scattered nature of the rain than the exact location of the rain at any point in time.
You can find updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network.
Programming note
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