40s and 30s this weekend; chance of rain and snow showers Sunday

Saturday will be dry across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. There could be a few scattered light snow showers in northeastern Minnesota and far northwestern Wisconsin Saturday morning, along with patchy freezing drizzle.

A winter weather advisory continues in those areas until 10 a.m. Saturday:

The NWS Duluth office will post weather updates.

Minnesota road conditions can be found here. Wisconsin road conditions can be found here. 

Weekend temps

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 49 degrees on March 30. Metro area highs are expected to reach the lower 40s this Saturday.

Roughly the northwestern half of Minnesota will see Saturday highs in the 30s, with 40s elsewhere in Minnesota plus western Wisconsin:

Sunday highs will be in the 30s from west-central Minnesota up to northwestern Minnesota and over to northeastern Minnesota, with mainly 40s in the rest of Minnesota plus west-central and northwestern Wisconsin:

Sunday precipitation chances

Southern Minnesota and parts of central Minnesota will have a chance of rain showers and snow showers Sunday morning, followed by scattered rain showers in those same areas plus west-central Wisconsin Sunday afternoon. A rain/snow mix is also possible Sunday evening.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 7 a.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. Monday:

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

Update

An updated updraft will be posted around 10:40 a.m. today. It’ll include a look at 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.