Gusty winds Saturday, much lighter winds on Sunday
Fall color update for leaf-peepers
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Most of Minnesota will have a dry Saturday, but periods of showers are expected in northeastern Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin.
Portions of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin have already seen some rain showers this morning. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. this Saturday:
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network. Also check out the MPR News display of National Weather Service radar.
Gusty winds
The low pressure system that’s centered over Wisconsin this morning will track slowly southeastward, keeping gusty winds over Minnesota and western Wisconsin much of today. Gusts will be in the 20 to 30 mph range in many areas.
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Here are the forecast wind gusts for 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon:
Forecast wind gusts are in knots, with 24 knots equal to 27.6 mph. Some spots will see wind gusts over 30 mph at times. Much lighter winds are on tap for Sunday.
Weekend temps
The average Twin Cities high temperature is 55 degrees on Oct. 21. Many spots in the Twin Cities metro area will reach the upper 50s Saturday afternoon and an isolated 60 is possible.
Most of Minnesota will have Saturday highs in the 50s:
Parts of Lake County and Cook County in northeastern Minnesota could see highs in the upper 40s. A few locations in southern Minnesota will top 60 degrees.
Sunday high temps will reach the 50s in most areas, with lower 60s possible in parts of southwestern and south-central Minnesota:
Fall color report
Much of northern Minnesota is past peak for fall colors, but beautiful fall colors are on display in large portions of central and southern Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fall color report for Minnesota State Parks and Trails looks like this:
When you look at the fall color map, keep in mind that all deciduous trees are included, not just maples.
The Wisconsin fall color report can be found here.
Programming note
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.
