Cooler but still well above normal this week

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After several days of April-like warmth, Friday’s 20s and 30s might feel chilly. We’re just shifting closer to typical February weather.

The average Feb. 10 Twin Cities high temperature is 27 degrees. Metro area highs are expected to reach the mid 30s on Saturday.

Roughly the southern half of Minnesota and much of western Wisconsin will top out in the 30s Saturday afternoon, with mainly 20s in northern Minnesota:

Sunday high temps reach the 30s in most of Minnesota, with 20s in the far north:

A few spots in southwestern Minnesota could touch 40 degrees Sunday afternoon.

Most of the weekend is expected to be dry. There could be a few flurries in portions of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin early Saturday. Parts of northern Minnesota could see scattered light snow showers Saturday night into Sunday morning.

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

NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh model shows some very scattered light snow showers tracking across Minnesota Saturday night:

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Our weekend weather looks relatively quiet, with temps a bit milder than normal. Some spots could see a few flakes Saturday night into early Sunday.

Weekend weather: Mainly dry, with 30s south and 20s in northern Minnesota

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