Sabrina Ullman: Widespread rain likely late Thursday night, Friday

A few showers are possible this evening before 10 pm, mostly staying south of the Twin Ports. Pine, Burnett, Washburn, and Sawyer Counties have a chance of isolated severe thunderstorms with large hail and strong winds possible.

Thursday will be a touch cooler with most of the Northland having highs in the low seventies. It will be nice throughout the day.

Widespread rain will enter the region late Thursday night, moving west to east. Light rain is expected Friday morning, and scattered thunderstorms are likely in the evening. This round of rain will likely last into early Saturday.

Rainfall amounts will likely vary from a tenth of an inch to close to an inch of total accumulation. There are more chances of rain every day in the 7-day forecast, but drought conditions are expected to worsen as not much accumulation is expected.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 5 mph.

Friday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers likely between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday

A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.