Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Parts of Minnesota and western Wisconsin saw some much-needed rain Saturday afternoon and evening.

There was also some spotty severe weather, including several tornado reports in northwestern Minnesota:

Times listed are in Universal Time, which is five hours ahead of Central Daylight Time. For instance, a time stamp of 2105 is 4:05 p.m. CDT. 

There can be multiple reports of the same tornado. Here’s a pic of the Saturday afternoon tornado in Norman County of northwestern Minnesota:

The tornado watch in portions of northwestern Minnesota has been extended to 9 p.m. this Saturday evening.

Additional areas of showers and thunderstorms are expected Saturday night, and a few spots could see a strong or severe thunderstorm. Some spots in northwestern and north-central Minnesota could see locally heavy rainfall Saturday night.

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

You can also check these National Weather Service sites for updated weather info: 

A low pressure system will shift eastward on Sunday, with the best thunderstorm chances shifting into Wisconsin. Some wrap-around showers and a few very spotty t-storms will still be possible in Minnesota on Sunday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern from 6 a.m. Sunday to 10 p.m. Sunday:

NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) model shows a similar rain pattern for Sunday:

A stray shower will be possible on Monday, but most locations won’t see any rain.

 has issued an air quality alert for northern Minnesota that will continue until 9 a.m. Monday:

Here are details of the alert, from MPCA:

Air quality alert expanded due to wildfire smoke for northern Minn. through Monday, June 26 at 9 a.m.

The Saturday high temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 84 degrees. That’s three degrees warmer than the average June 24 Twin Cities high temperature.

Metro area highs are expected to be much cooler on Sunday, topping out in the lower 70s. Much of northern Minnesota will have Sunday highs in the 60s, with a few 70s in the far northwest:

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

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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Ron Trenda

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There will be some scattered showers and thunderstorms at times Saturday night. We have details on that, plus Sunday rain chances and a look at the week ahead.

Scattered thunderstorms possible Saturday night; Cooler Sunday, with scattered showers

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