Weekend weather: Beautiful Saturday; shower chances on Sunday
Breezy this weekend
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One sign of spring for me is when magnolia blossoms emerge. Those blossoms are showing up a couple of weeks later than normal, but they’re here now.
You’ll be happy to hear that there aren’t any really cold temps showing up on the forecast maps over the next week or so. I’ve put the snow shovels back into storage.
Weekend temps and winds
Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 66 degrees on May 7. Many spots in the metro area are expected to reach the lower 70s Saturday afternoon. Much of Minnesota will see Saturday highs in the 70s, with some 60s in the northeast.
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A few spots along the North Shore of Lake Superior might only reach the upper 50s.
It’ll be a bit breezy on Saturday. Afternoon wind gusts are forecast to top 20 mph in many areas, and gusts could climb over 30 mph in the Red River Valley of northwestern Minnesota.
Forecast gusts are in knots, with 18 knots equal to 20.7 mph.
Sunday highs will be in the 60s in most areas, with 50s in far northern Minnesota.
Sunday afternoon wind gusts will be in the 20-26 mph range.
Higher gusts can be expected near any thunderstorms that develop.
Rain chance on Sunday
Periods of rain showers are expected in much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Sunday, and a thunderstorm is also possible.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 5 a.m. Sunday to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Check forecast updates as we get closer to Sunday. The timing and areal coverage of the rain showers could change.
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News network, and you can see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
Programming note
You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.