Cooler but still well above normal this week

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We have moist air and light winds. That’s the recipe for the thick fog that blankets Minnesota and Iowa plus much of Wisconsin Saturday morning.

A dense fog advisory includes Minnesota and Iowa plus much of Wisconsin until 11 a.m. this Saturday:

Here are details of the dense fog advisory:

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

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 26 degrees on Dec. 23. Metro area highs are expected to reach the upper 40s to around 50 this Saturday.

Much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see Saturday highs in the 40s:

Far northwestern Minnesota could have some upper 30s, and some spots in the south could top 50.

A low pressures system will deliver some rain showers to parts of southwestern Minnesota late Saturday afternoon, then rain coverage expands across much of Minnesota Saturday evening and overnight Saturday night.

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

NOAA’s High Resolution Rapid-Refresh model shows a similar rain pattern during that time frame:

A new Updraft will be posted around 10:40 a.m. today. It will include info on our weather for Sunday and Christmas Day.

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

Author

We’re beginning our holiday weekend with a dense fog advisory. Clouds will stay with us today and some areas will see some rain later today and tonight.

A foggy start to the weekend; Rain chances increase Saturday evening & overnight

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