A clipper-style low pressure system will travel east from southwestern Canada across the northern Plains and upper Midwest on Saturday, then move out to the east by Sunday. It’s likely to bring scattered showers to northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin on Saturday, with dry weather making a return by Sunday.
With this being a clipper system, it won’t have much access to moisture, and precipitable water will only increase to about an inch. Still, it should feature decent dynamics and lift, along with some modest instability, so an isolated thunderstorm can’t be ruled out on Saturday. Overall, it’s a typical cool, fall system, with temperatures ranging from the upper 40s to lower 60s Saturday afternoon.
RAP model simulated radar forecast valid Midnight tonight to Midnight Sunday.
While rainfall totals differ from model to model, a blended forecast points to roughly 0.05 to 0.25 inches of rain across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin on Saturday, with the greatest totals likely from northern Minnesota into the Arrowhead.
It was a sunny day across the Northland, but to the west, clouds were starting to roll in, spreading east ahead of Saturday’s system.
Saturday is expected to be cloudier than Friday, while Sunday is forecast to be sunnier than Saturday.
GOES-East visible satellite loop from Friday, October 2, 2026, covering the period from 2:10 PM to 5:05 PM CT.
Frost and freeze alerts are in place overnight for the Arrowhead region of Minnesota and parts of northwest Wisconsin, with temperatures dipping to around 28 degrees in freeze warning areas and near 32 degrees in frost advisory zones.
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