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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Ron Trenda

Bright Friday, breezy and warm Saturday

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A cold front is moving through the Twin Cities this Thursday evening, accompanied by some scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Our Friday will be mostly sunny, but cooler and less humid. Much of Minnesota will see 30s early Friday morning, and some areas of frost are possible. Temperatures rebound into the 60s over southern Minnesota Friday afternoon, with mostly 50s in the north:

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Highs near the shore of Lake Superior may top out in the upper 40s.

Warm breezes Saturday

An approaching low pressure system will give us southerly breezes and warmer temperatures on Saturday:

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We could see scattered showers and thunderstorms late Saturday, with periods of showers and thunderstorms likely Saturday night and Sunday.

Highs Saturday will be in the 70s over southern Minnesota, 60s and 50s to the north:

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Cool start next week

Highs in the 50s are expected next Monday through Wednesday:

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Global Forecast System data, via Weatherspark

Our average high this time of year is in the lower 60s.

Warm summer?

The temperature outlook for the June through August time period was released today by the  National Weather Service. It shows a tendency for above normal temperatures over the contiguous 48 states and Alaska:

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National Weather Service/Climate Prediction Center

Although there will always be some cool days in any three month period, the average temperature for the period shows a tendency to be warmer than normal.

I hope that you enjoy Earth Day tomorrow!