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Brighter over the weekend with warmer temperatures

High temperatures today reached 51 degrees in Alpena, several degrees warmer than the past couple of days. Temperatures were even warmer to our west, where highs got up to 56 degrees in Green Bay, Wisconsin and 59 degrees in Minneapolis. That warmer air will be heading into Northern Michigan for the weekend.

Temperatures will get up to the middle 50s Saturday, about normal for mid-April. Highs will climb to the middle 50s Sunday and Monday, although Monday’s warmth depends on the arrival of an incoming cold front. If the cold front moves in earlier than the current forecast, that could limit how warm temperatures get on Monday. In any case, temperatures will become much colder after that cold front moves through. Highs on Tuesday will reach only the lower 40s, and highs will remain in the 40s on Wednesday.

The weekend is looking completely dry with partly cloudy skies. It’ll be a nice weekend to get out and enjoy with some sun and warmer temperatures. The cold front moving in Monday will bring a chance of rain showers late-day.

Saturday: Partly cloudy. Predawn temperatures will head down to 33 degrees. Late-morning Temperatures will climb to the middle 40s. Afternoon highs will reach around 54 degrees. Evening temperatures will head to the 40s.

Sunday: Another day with some periods of sunshine and seasonable temperatures. Early-morning temperatures will begin near 31 degrees. Temperatures will rise to the middle 40s during the late-morning. Afternoon highs will get up to about 55 degrees. Evening temperatures will cool to the 40s.

Monday: Starts dry, then a chance of late-day showers arrives. Predawn temperatures will head down to around 34 degrees. Afternoon highs will be near 55 degrees, although exactly how warm it gets Monday afternoon is subject to the arrival of an incoming cold front. Evening temperatures will drop from the middle 40s to middle 30s.

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