Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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This is a nice start to the weekend. Temps are running a few degrees cooler than normal but dew points are comfortable, so I imagine that some people are opening their windows to get some fresh air into their house or apartment. 

Air quality is good this morning, according to the 

Minnesota air quality is forecast to stay in the good category today.

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 84 degrees on July 8. I expect many spots in the Twin Cities metro area to top out around 80 degrees later this afternoon.

 Much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have highs in the 70s Saturday afternoon:

There will be some 60s in northeastern Minnesota.

Sunday highs will reach the 80s in most areas, with 70s in portions of northeastern Minnesota:

It’ll be a dry day across most of Minnesota and western western Wisconsin, but an isolated shower is possible in northeastern Minnesota Saturday afternoon and evening.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible in far northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin later Saturday night.

Scattered showers/t-storms are possible in roughly the northern third of Minnesota plus northwestern Wisconsin anytime from mid afternoon on Sunday into Sunday night.

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

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 new Updraft will be posted around 10:30 a.m. today. It’ll include 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. each Saturday and Sunday.

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Ron Trenda

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 We have your weekend weather details, including who could see some rain.

Nice start to the weekend; Sunday rain chance in northern Minnesota

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