Chilly temps this weekend; light snow possible Sunday, along with gusty winds
Some spots could see a few flurries on Saturday
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If you’re looking for warmth, you’ll have to be patient. This chilly weather will stay with us through the weekend and into the start of next week.
Temperature trends
The average Twin Cities high temperature is 37 degrees on Nov. 25. Saturday high temps will be in the lower 30s in the metro area.
Much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have Saturday highs in the lower 30s, with 20s in parts of northern Minnesota:
Sunday highs will also be mainly in the lower 30s, with some 20s in northwestern and north-central Minnesota:
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Gusty winds are expected on Sunday, so it’ll feel chillier than the air temperatures. Winds could be gusting over 30 mph in portions of western Minnesota Sunday afternoon:
Back to high temperatures, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be in the upper 20s on Monday, followed by mid 30s Tuesday, upper 30s Wednesday and Thursday, then mid 30s on Friday.
Snow chances
Southern Minnesota and parts of southern Wisconsin could see a few light snow showers or flurries on Saturday. A passing flurry is possible in the Twin Cities metro area.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High Resolution Rapid-Refresh forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 6 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Saturday:
A low-pressure system tracking across southern Canada will spin some light snow into Minnesota and Wisconsin on Sunday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 6 a.m. Sunday to 6 p.m. Sunday:
Parts of northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin could see around an inch of snow Sunday into Sunday evening, with less than an inch elsewhere in Minnesota and in west-central Wisconsin. Check forecast updates.
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network.
Minnesota weather looks fairly quiet Monday and Tuesday, although northeastern Minnesota could see some flakes Tuesday and Tuesday night.
Weather nugget
From Nov. 1 through Nov. 23, the average Twin Cities temperature was running 5.7 degrees warmer than normal. The Twin Cities precipitation total so far this November is just two-hundredths of an inch, which is 1.25 inches below normal:
Official Twin Cities temperature and precipitation data is recorded at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
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