Fog early Sat., then gorgeous; Sunday shower chance
Some areas of eastern Minnesota, far southwestern Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have dense fog early this Saturday morning. Dense fog advisories are in effect for many counties until 8 a.m.:
The dense fog advisory in parts of southwestern Minnesota expires at 9 a.m.
Here are the dense fog advisories to the north:
Here are details of the dense fog advisory that includes Carver, Anoka and Washington counties of the Twin Cities metro area:
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
453 AM CDT Sat May 4 2019
MNZ042>045-049>053-058-059-041300-
/O.CON.KMPX.FG.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-190504T1300Z/
Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-
Chisago-Meeker-Wright-
Including the cities of Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton,
Mora, St Cloud, Foley, Elk River, Cambridge, Center City,
Litchfield, and Monticello
453 AM CDT Sat May 4 2019
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
* VISIBILITY...1/4 or less in areas of dense fog.
* IMPACTS...Rapid reductions in visibilities should be expected
while traveling overnight.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be
reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving...slow down...
use your headlights...and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
Temperature trends
Saturday highs will range from the 50s in far northern Minnesota to lower 70s in the south:
Sunday highs retreat a bit in the south:
Our average high is 66 degrees in the Twin Cities metro area this time of year.
Rain chances
The chance of showers and an isolated thunderstorm returns to northern Minnesota Saturday evening, then expands southward overnight. That rain chance stays with us on Sunday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Saturday through Sunday evening:
The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the strength of the signal that returns to the radar, not to the amount of rain.
As always, updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio Network, and you’ll also see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
This Updraft blog will be updated around mid-morning.
Programming note
You can hear my live weather updates on Minnesota Public Radio at 7:49 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.