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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Ron Trenda

Warmer Friday, strong to severe thunderstorms possible on Saturday

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We have a very nice Friday on tap, with warmer temperatures and plenty of sunshine.

Highs will be mostly in the 80s over southern Minnesota, and a couple of degrees either side of  80 over central and northern Minnesota.

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Some spots in the Twin Cities could reach about 84 degrees.

You'll notice an increase in the humidity Friday afternoon and evening.

Saturday thunderstorms

A cold front moves through the Dakotas Friday night, and across Minnesota Saturday and Saturday evening:

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Some strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible Saturday afternoon and evening, spreading west to east across Minnesota.

Here is a summary of the severe weather threat, courtesy of the Twin Cities National Weather Service:

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NWS Twin Cities

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System shows thunderstorms developing rapidly over Minnesota on Saturday, and tracking southeastward:

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NOAA/NAM data, via College of DuPage

The best chance of severe weather in the Twin Cities appears to be late Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening, but that could change with later forecasts.

If you are going to be traveling, it would be a good idea to keep track of which county you are in. Severe weather warnings are issued by counties or portions of counties.

Highs Saturday will be mostly in the 80s, and it will be steamy.

Breezy Sunday

A low pressure system north of the Canadian border will give us a less humid, but breezy, Sunday. Far northern Minnesota could see occasional Sunday showers.

Sunday highs over southern Minnesota will be slightly cooler than our Saturday highs. Northern Minnesota highs will be quite a bit cooler on Sunday:

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Programming note

You can hear live weather updates at 7:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday on Minnesota Public Radio.