Prompts winter weather advisories as cold air moves in Friday night

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It’s been a stunning Thursday across Minnesota with comfortable temperatures and blue skies with a few decorative cumulus clouds.

But it looks like we’re back in the spotty thunderstorm business around Minnesota on Friday. 

A weak weather wave will cross Minnesota Friday. Spotty showers and thunderstorms will cross Minnesota from west to east. It looks like timing favors scattered storms in western Minnesota in the morning, spreading into eastern Minnesota later in the afternoon into evening. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s FV3 model seems to have a good handle on coverage and timing trends. Check out the map below.

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center lays out a marginal (low) risk for a few severe storms favoring southern Minnesota:

Highs Friday will run in the 60s north and 70s south.

The upcoming weekend looks pretty good across Minnesota. A mix of sun and a few clouds will make for a pleasant weekend with highs in the 70s to around 80 degrees by Sunday afternoon.

A few forecast models show a chance of thunderstorms overnight into Monday morning. Next week looks warm again with highs in the upper 80s by Tuesday!

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Paul Huttner

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A few thunderstorms will cross Minnesota Friday. But the weekend looks pretty nice right now.

Scattered Friday storms possible, but a pretty nice weekend ahead

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