This weekend will have a variety of weather moving through the Northland. For northern parts of the region, light snow begins to move on in early Saturday morning, and will have a chance to linger around for much of the day. However further to the south, a few spots for central Minnesota may receive a brief wintry mix, but most will still have a mild day south of I-94.
Winds will remain mostly calm through the day Saturday. Where we see light snow moving on through for northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, winds may pick up to 10-20 mph. However further to the west, it is a pleasant day, with winds staying rather light.
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Temperatures will vary widely through the region to start the weekend, as highs where snow starts to make its way through will stay in the 20s. However further to the south, where clouds will still blanket much of southern Minnesota and Wisconsin, highs remain in the 30s. Along I-90 in South Dakota, where the sun shines through will be the mildest weather, with highs returning to the 50s for one more day.
Sunday, the light snow will be more sparse through the region, but we do still see the chance for light snow from the Canadian border down towards Highway 2 in northern Minnesota. Further to the south, we do get mostly sunny skies around southern parts of the Northland to wrap up the weekend.
Sunday however, will be a gustier day for most. The strongest winds will come to the Red River Valley, but a good portions could see winds around 10-20 mph, with the strongest spots reaching 15-25 mph. These winds will be out of the northwest and increasing through the afternoon, and usher in a stretch of seasonable weather next week.
With the northwest wind moving in, temperatures will cool down a little, but do not drop too much for the highs on Sunday. The wind's impact will be felt a bit more at the start of the week, but for much of the region Sunday we still see highs to the north where clouds linger staying in the 20s and low 30s. Further to the south we cling to one more mild day, with highs in the 40s for much of the southern edge of the region, but those highs will come tumbling back down as we head to the first week in February.
