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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Sven Sundgaard
Updated:

Above-normal temperatures build back in for the weekend

Some showers possible late Saturday into Sunday and Monday

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Forecast temperature anomalies (departure from normal) Friday into Sunday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

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Temperatures will be warmer and above normal for the weekend. The chance at more spotty showers develops late Saturday northwest and for much of the state Sunday.

Brighter Friday and warmer for the weekend with some rain chances 

Many areas are seeing fog Friday morning. It will continue to burn off through the morning hours in western and central Minnesota.

We’ll see a brighter day Friday overall as clouds decrease. There will be some patchy cloudiness with lingering moisture, but overall high pressure will create more sun than clouds. Highs will be seasonable and mostly in the 50s for nearly all of the state.

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Forecast highs Friday
National Weather Service

Saturday and Sunday will be even warmer with highs well into the 60s Saturday and low 70s Sunday for southern Minnesota. 

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Forecast highs Saturday and Sunday
National Weather Service

The next chance at some precipitation develops for northwestern Minnesota late Saturday with a statewide chance of at least some spotty showers and potentially a thunderstorm Sunday. Snow showers are possible Sunday night into Monday in northern Minnesota. 

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Forecast precipitation and type 7 a.m. Saturday through 1 a.m. Tuesday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather

This next system will mainly dump precipitation on the northern half of the state late Saturday into Monday. As much as one-half inch to three-quarters of an inch of liquid equivalent precipitation could fall there.

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Forecast total precipitation Saturday through Tuesday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

In addition, snowfall is possible Sunday night into Monday as colder air moves in for northern Minnesota. Accumulations look modest at this point.

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Forecast snowfall through Tuesday from a blend of models
NOAA, via WeatherBELL Analytics

Cooler air will move back in for the start of the week before springlike warmth again returns mid to late next week.