Cooler but still well above normal this week

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We’ll have a lot of cloudiness this Saturday, along with cool temps.

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 upper 20s to lower 30s:

Wind gusts will be highest in the north, where 20 to 25 mph gusts are expected Saturday afternoon: 

Much higher wind gusts are expected over Lake Superior, where a gale warning has been posted from noon until 9 p.m. this Saturday.

A winter storm is hitting portions of Nebraska and Kansas today, with heavy snow and gusty winds. A winter storm warning continues this morning in western Nebraska. Much of Kansas has a winter storm warning for 5 to 7 inches of snow today and tonight:

A winter weather advisory for 2 to 3 inches of snow has been posted for southeastern Iowa Saturday night into Sunday morning. There is a wind advisory posted in portions of North Dakota for Saturday night into Sunday morning. You can find updated warning and advisory info by clicking on any location at the 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from noon Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday:

Southern Minnesota will have the best chance of snow showers today, but spotty snow showers are possible elsewhere as well. The Twin Cities metro area could see a passing flurry Saturday afternoon, followed by a chance of light snow showers or flurries Saturday evening and overnight Saturday night. 

Parts of southern and central Wisconsin could tally an inch or two of snow Saturday evening into Sunday. A batch of light snow will arrive in parts of northern Minnesota late Saturday night and continue into Sunday. Periods of light snow and gusty winds are on tap for much of Minnesota and Wisconsin on Sunday. I’ll have info on that in the next Updraft post, which will be around 10:40 a.m. today.

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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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Ron Trenda

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Cool temps will linger today and some of us could see some flakes. Kansas is getting hit with a snowstorm.

A cool Saturday; flake chances highest in southern Minnesota

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