Heavy snow and difficult travel expected again, heaviest snow in southern Minnesota

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Dry and breezy conditions are expected Saturday, leading to elevated fire weather concerns across portions of western and central Minnesota. Rain chances return late tonight and continue into Sunday.

Our forecast is calling for breezy southeasterly winds around 15-20 mph, with gusts between 25-35 mph. This combined with low relative humidity values will bring a risk of elevated fire weather conditions to western and central Minnesota. 

Expect breezy southeasterly winds to stick around this weekend before switching to the northwest following the passage of an approaching cold front. 

A sunny start to Saturday will allow temperatures to warm into the mid-60s in the Twin Cities, with warmer highs in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees expected across western Minnesota.

Cloud cover will gradually increase from the west as our next weather system moves through the Rockies. While dry air over western Minnesota will limit shower development on Saturday, rain chances will increase Saturday night and become more widespread through Sunday.

Northwestern Minnesota could receive over 0.25 inches of rain, with amounts tapering off to just a few tenths of an inch farther east. 

Temperatures will cool behind the cold front Monday into Tuesday, with seasonal highs on Monday and cooler readings in the 50s on Tuesday. A warming trend begins later in the week, with 70s returning to the forecast by Friday.

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Mandy Thalhuber

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Dry and breezy conditions are expected Saturday, leading to elevated fire weather concerns across portions of western and central Minnesota. Rain chances return late tonight and continue into Sunday.


Windy weekend ahead with increasing rain chances

Wind speed and direction for Saturday into Sunday

NOAA via College of DuPage Weather

National Weather Service

Forecast precipitation Saturday 7 a.m. to Sunday 7 p.m. 

Quantitative precipitation forecast through Monday 7 a.m. 

Windy weekend ahead with increasing rain chances

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