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40s return Saturday afternoon, with 50s in SW Minnesota

Chance of a sprinkle or flurry in northern Minnesota tonight

Much of Minnesota saw temps in the 20s and 30s Friday afternoon. Southerly breezes will usher in warmer temps Saturday afternoon.

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 32 degrees on Feb. 24. The Twin Cities metro area and much of Minnesota will top out in the 40s Saturday afternoon, with 50s in west-central and southwestern Minnesota:

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Saturday forecast highs
National Weather Service

There will be some 30s in northeastern Minnesota.

Saturday will be a bit breezy, with afternoon wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph:

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Saturday 3 p.m. forecast wind gusts
National Weather Service

Dry today, then a shower chance north tonight

Parts of far northern Minnesota could see a sprinkle or a light snow shower Saturday night.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High Resolution Rapid-Refresh forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from noon Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday:

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HRRR simulated radar from noon Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday
NOAA, via Tropicaltidbits.com

NOAA’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System model shows much less precipitation in northern Minnesota Saturday evening/night:

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NAM simulated radar from noon Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday
NOAA, via Tropicaltidbits.com

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

Update

A new Updraft will be posted around 10:40 a.m. today. It will include a look at Sunday and the week ahead.

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.