Best rain and flake chances in northern Minnesota this weekend

Fairly typical November temps are expected Saturday afternoon, then Sunday will be warmer than normal.

The average Nov. 4 Twin Cities high temperature is 48 degrees. Metro area highs will be in the mid to upper 40s Saturday afternoon.

Saturday high temps will range from 30s in the northern third of Minnesota to 50s in much of southwestern Minnesota:

Sunday highs will be in the 50s for much of the southern half of Minnesota, with 60s in the southwest:

Winds will be gusty by Sunday afternoon.

Precipitation chances

The northern third of Minnesota could see a few scattered light snow showers Saturday and Saturday evening. Some sprinkles might mix with the scattered flakes at times.

Periods of light rain are on tap for Sunday and Sunday night in roughly the northern half of Minnesota as well as northwestern Wisconsin. Far northern Minnesota could see a rain/snow mix at times Sunday and Sunday night.

The southern half of Minnesota plus west-central Wisconsin will stay mostly dry through much of Sunday, then there will be some rain showers at times Sunday evening and overnight Sunday night.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Finite Volume Cubed Sphere (FV3) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 6 a.m. Sunday to 11 p.m. Sunday:

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network. 

Daylight saving time ends

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, so any clocks or time displays (on stoves etc.) that don’t automatically adjust to standard time should be set back one hour Saturday night.

Sunset in the Twin Cities will be at 4:56 p.m. Central Standard Time this Sunday. Those earlier sunset times always take awhile to get used to!

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.