Blizzard warnings in Northwest Minnesota, winter weather advisories across the state

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It’ll feel more like June than April Saturday afternoon.

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 56 degrees on April 13. Saturday highs are expected to reach the upper 70s in the metro area. Upper 70s are average Twin Cities high temperatures in early June.

Saturday highs will be in the 70s in much of Minnesota plus western Wisconsin.

Southwestern Minnesota will see some 80s. Parts of far northern Minnesota will have Saturday highs in the 60s, with 50s in parts of the northeast and a few 40s in portions of Lake and Cook County.

Saturday afternoon wind gusts will be in the 20 to 30 mph range across much of southern and eastern Minnesota.

Some spots in the southwest will have gusts to 35 mph at times.

Gusty winds plus low relative humidity levels could lead to the rapid spread of any fires that develop Saturday afternoon, especially in southwestern and south-central Minnesota. A red flag warning is posted for those areas from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday.

Here are details of one portion of the red flag warning:

Portions of far northern Minnesota saw scattered showers Saturday morning. The chance of scattered showers continues in far northern Minnesota Saturday afternoon and early Saturday evening, with the shower chance also spreading into far northwestern Wisconsin. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System model shows the potential precipitation pattern from noon Saturday to 11 p.m. Saturday:

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

Sunday high temps will reach the 70s in roughly the southern half of Minnesota, with 60s to the north.

There will be some 50s in far northeastern Minnesota.

A new 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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Warm temperatures and gusty winds are on tap for Saturday afternoon. Red flag warnings are posted for portions of southern Minnesota.

June-like warmth Saturday; red flag warning for portions of southern Minnesota

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