Typical Nov. weather this Saturday; some areas could see flakes or sprinkles

On average, November is our cloudiest month of the year in the Twin Cities.

We’ll be true to form today, with plenty of cloud cover over the Twin Cities and much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Precipitation chances

Portions of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin could see some flurries and sprinkles at times Saturday morning. Scattered light rain showers are possible in east-central through southeastern Minnesota Saturday afternoon and early evening, with a mix of light rain showers and snow showers possible Saturday afternoon and evening in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from noon Saturday to 11 p.m. Saturday:

NOAA’s FV3 forecast model shows the following precipitation pattern for Saturday afternoon and evening:

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

Saturday temps and winds

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 44 degrees on Nov. 11. Twin Cities metro area highs will be in the mid-40s this afternoon.

Much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have Saturday high temps in the 40s, with 30s in far northern Minnesota and a few lower 50s in far southwestern Minnesota:

Saturday afternoon wind gusts could top 20 mph at times, especially in the Twin Cities metro area and southern Minnesota:

Update

An new Updraft will be posted around 10:40 a.m. today. It will include a look at Sunday and the week ahead.

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.