Cooler but still well above normal this week

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Saturday will be dry across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. There could be a few scattered light snow showers in northeastern Minnesota and far northwestern Wisconsin Saturday morning, along with patchy freezing drizzle.

A winter weather advisory continues in those areas until 10 a.m. Saturday:

. Wisconsin road conditions can be found 

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 49 degrees on March 30. Metro area highs are expected to reach the lower 40s this Saturday.

Roughly the northwestern half of Minnesota will see Saturday highs in the 30s, with 40s elsewhere in Minnesota plus western Wisconsin:

Sunday highs will be in the 30s from west-central Minnesota up to northwestern Minnesota and over to northeastern Minnesota, with mainly 40s in the rest of Minnesota plus west-central and northwestern Wisconsin:

Southern Minnesota and parts of central Minnesota will have a chance of rain showers and snow showers Sunday morning, followed by scattered rain showers in those same areas plus west-central Wisconsin Sunday afternoon. A rain/snow mix is also possible Sunday evening.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 7 a.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. Monday:

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

An updated updraft will be posted around 10:40 a.m. today. It’ll include a look at the week ahead.

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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Temperatures will run a bit cooler than normal this weekend. Parts of central and southern Minnesota could see some rain showers and snow showers Sunday.

40s and 30s this weekend; chance of rain and snow showers Sunday

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