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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Ron Trenda

Few flakes possible Saturday, peeks of sun on Sunday

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The days all seem kind of similar lately. Lots of clouds, occasional flakes, then repeat. High temperatures are stuck near normal, and no big temperature changes are in sight.

We could see occasional flakes overnight and Saturday morning over Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

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Highs on Saturday will be close to normal for this time of year:

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On Sunday we will have some sunshine at times, but highs will once again be close to normal:

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When do we reach 50 again?

Forecast models keep highs in the 40s through Monday, then a brief warmup on Tuesday:

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administation/Global Forecast System data/ via Weatherspark

With enough sunshine, we could be well into the 50s on Tuesday. A low pressure system moves closer on Wednesday, with a chance of showers. We could have a few flakes mixed with the showers early Wednesday, and also Wednesday night and Thursday.

The forecast models show the possibility of mostly snow over northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin Wednesday and Thursday. We will keep you updated, that is still several days away.

Flooding in some areas

The Duluth office of the National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Aitkin MN area beginning Saturday morning. In their words:

"Spring snowmelt along with rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches earlier this

week have resulted in strong rises on the Mississipi River.  River gauges in

the upper Mississippi Headwaters show many tributaries are cresting today.

Minor flooding is expected for the next several days as water routes

downstream through the Aitkin area."

The Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for some locations in western Wisconsin:

FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

1157 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

The flood warning continues for the following rivers in Wisconsin...

  Chippewa River at Eau Claire affecting Eau Claire County

  Eau Claire River near Fall Creek affecting Eau Claire County

  Chippewa River at Durand affecting Buffalo and Pepin Counties

Overview...

Minor flooding is expected along the Chippewa River in Eau Claire

and Durand, as well as along the Eau Claire River near Fall Creek

following 2 to 3 inches of rain which fell in the basins on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The latest flood information for your area can be found online at water.weather.gov :

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NWS La Crosse

I hope that you have a great weekend!

You can hear my live weather updates weekend mornings at 735 on Minnesota Public Radio.