Cooler but still well above normal this week

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Our unusual January warmth continues this weekend.

The average Twin Cities low temperature is 8 degrees on Jan. 27. Metro area lows will be around 30 degrees Saturday morning.

Much of Minnesota will see Saturday morning lows in the 20s, with upper teens in northwestern Minnesota:

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 24 degrees on Jan. 27. Metro area highs are likely to reach the upper 30s this Saturday.

Saturday highs will be in the 30s across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

Sunday morning low temps will be in the 20s in eastern Minnesota, with upper teens in western Minnesota:

West-central Minnesota and parts of southwestern Minnesota appear to have the best chance of seeing sunshine on Saturday. Some of that sunshine could spread eastward during the afternoon. I’d say that the Twin Cities metro area could see a few glimpses of sun Saturday afternoon.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System model shows the potential cloud coverage from 7 a.m. Saturday to 5 p.m. Saturday:

There’s one forecast model that’s much more generous with Saturday sunshine. Here’s the simulated cloud cover shown by NOAA’s 

You can expect more clouds than sun on Sunday.

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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Ron Trenda

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There won’t be any huge temperature swings this weekend. Parts of Minnesota could finally see some sunshine.

Weekend weather: Warmth continues; Saturday afternoon sunshine for some

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